Naanka Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Naanka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Naanka (271) may also be a first name.
Naanka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Naanka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Naanka (Oriya: ନଅ) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Naanka? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,812,366th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Naanka reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 540,009th most common first name in the world It is held by 271 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria Naanka is primarily concentrated in: Sokoto, where 78 percent live, Plateau, where 11 percent live and Zamfara, where 11 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 9 percent live and India, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Naanka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Naanka in the Oriya language | ||
| ନଅ | na'a | 80.7 |
| ନାହାକ | nahaka | 9.36 |
| ପଧାନ | padhana | 4.09 |
| ସାସମଲ | sasamala | 1.17 |
| ନାୟକ | nayaka | 1.17 |
| ତାରଣି | tarani | 0.58 |
| ମମତା | mamata | 0.58 |
| ନାଇକ | na'ika | 0.58 |
| ପାହାନ | pahana | 0.58 |
| ନଅଁକ | na'amka | 0.58 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Naanka
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