Nakanaka Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Nakanaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Nakanaka Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho111:184,77813,836
Solomon Islands111:52,73010,588
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nakanaka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nakanaka (Russian: Наканака) is borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nakanaka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nakanaka is the 3,017,195th most common family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. Nakanaka is primarily found in Africa, where 52 percent of Nakanaka reside; 48 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 29 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 184,778. In Lesotho Nakanaka is most common in: Butha-Buthe District, where 73 percent are found and Berea District, where 27 percent are found. Apart from Lesotho this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The Solomon Islands, where 26 percent are found and Nigeria, where 24 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nakangako821/
Nakannaki821/
Nakenaca7530/
Nakonaki751/
Nakanoko751/
Nhacanhaca671/
Nakanochi5918/
Naconaski5915/
Ngakonoko594/
Nakonache591/
Nakanouchi56129/
Nakonaka5017/
Nokonoko5015/
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Nakanaka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nakanaka in the Russian language
Наканакаnakanaka-

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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 Nakanaka
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