Nakaku Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nakaku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nakaku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nakaku (72) may also be a first name.

Nakaku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nakaku is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nakaku? popularity and diffusion

Nakaku is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Nakaku are found; 40 percent are found in West Africa and 40 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,143,416th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 72 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Niger, where 50 percent reside and Sokoto, where 50 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside and India, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naikaku92328/
Nakakou9215/
Nakakui921/
Nakaaku921/
Nakahaku86354/
Nahakaku863/
Naikakhu861/
Nakahuku861/
Nokaku83186/
Nekaku8364/
Nakeku8311/
Nakoku834/
Nakakoe77106/
Ngacaku775/
Nacakau774/
Ngokaku774/
Nakoukou715/
Nokoku6731/
Nacacu675/
Nokeku672/
Nascoku621/
Nokoukou572/
Noukoukou5392/
Nookookud531/
Nekoukhou531/
Neukoukou531/
Nakhokhoo531/
Noqeku502/
Hnookookud501/
Nookookhud501/

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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 Nakaku
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