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
The last name Naanka (Oriya: ନଅ) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Naanka? popularity and diffusion
Naanka is the 5,812,366th most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Naanka are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 540,009th most common given name internationally, held by 271 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Sokoto, where 78 percent are found, Plateau, where 11 percent are found and Zamfara, where 11 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 9 percent are found and India, where 9 percent are found.
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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