Nakanta Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nakanta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nakanta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Niger21:9,596,00886,358

Nakanta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nakanta (Hindi: णकान्ता, Oriya: ନକାି) occurs most in Nigeria. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nakanta? popularity and diffusion

Nakanta is the 3,373,373rd most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 62 percent of Nakanta reside; 62 percent reside in West Africa and 56 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 9,323,303. In Nigeria it is most common in: Niger, where 79 percent reside, Lagos, where 11 percent reside and Kebbi, where 5 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 29 percent reside and India, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Nakanta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nakanta in the Hindi language
णकान्ताnakanta-
Nakanta in the Oriya language
ନକାିnakai-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nakanta
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