Nakaka Surname

427,422nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 808 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Namibia

Nakaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nakaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5631:314,64117,399
Niger1091:176,0746,227
India611:12,574,842222,490
Namibia251:96,3768,697
Uganda241:1,626,63757,482
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Nakaka (582) may also be a first name.

Nakaka Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nakaka Come From? nationality or country of origin

Nakaka (Hindi: नाकका, Marathi: नाकका, Oriya: ନାକାକା, Russian: Накака) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nakaka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 427,422nd most widespread surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 9,019,240 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Nakaka live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 70 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 346,994th most widespread given name world-wide. It is borne by 582 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 563 people, or 1 in 314,641. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Jigawa, where 20 percent live, Bauchi, where 16 percent live and Kaduna, where 15 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Nakaka is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 13 percent live and India, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Nakaka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nakaka in the Hindi language
नाककाnakaka-
Nakaka in the Marathi language
नाककाnakaka53.33
नककाnakaka46.67
Nakaka in the Oriya language
ନାକାକାnakaka50
ନାକକାnakaka50
Nakaka in the Russian language
Накакаnakaka-

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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
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  • 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 Nakaka
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