Nakau Surname
Approximately 688 people bear this surname
Nakau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiribati | 385 | 1:295 | 53 |
| Papua New Guinea | 228 | 1:35,762 | 4,262 |
| Brazil | 54 | 1:3,964,339 | 108,357 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Nakau (765) may also be a first name.
Nakau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nakau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nakau (Hindi: नकऊ, Marathi: नकऊ) is found in Kiribati more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nakau? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 483,673rd most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 10,592,363 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 90 percent of Nakau reside; 90 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 56 percent reside in Micronesia. It is also the 296,849th most common first name globally, borne by 765 people.
It is most commonly held in Kiribati, where it is carried by 385 people, or 1 in 295. Excluding Kiribati it is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent are found and Brazil, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nakau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nakau in the Marathi language | ||
| नकऊ | naka'u | 75 |
| नकाउ | naka'u | 25 |
| Nakau in the Hindi language | ||
| नकऊ | naka'u | 66.67 |
| नकउ | naka'u | 20 |
| नकाऊ | naka'u | 6.67 |
| नाकउ | naka'u | 3.33 |
| नकाउ | naka'u | 3.33 |
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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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- 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 Nakau
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