Nakena Surname
Approximately 446 people bear this surname
Nakena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 398 | 1:46,111 | 2,149 |
| India | 29 | 1:26,450,530 | 346,896 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nakena (255) may also be a first name.
Nakena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nakena Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nakena is borne by more people in Burkina Faso than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nakena? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nakena is the 670,508th most numerous last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 16,339,789 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Nakena live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nakena is also the 557,860th most common first name at a global level, held by 255 people.
The surname Nakena is most widespread in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 398 people, or 1 in 46,111. In Burkina Faso it is most prevalent in: Centre-Sud Region, where 85 percent live, Centre Region, where 13 percent live and Hauts-Bassins Region, where 1 percent live. Barring Burkina Faso Nakena occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 7 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live.
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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 Nakena
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