Nakene Surname

512,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 638 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Nakene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nakene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5861:92,45311,306
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nakene (19) may also be a first name.

Nakene Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nakene (Russian: Накене) is found most in South Africa. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nakene? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nakene is the 512,152nd most prevalent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 11,422,486 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Nakene reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 19 people.

The last name Nakene is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 586 people, or 1 in 92,453. In South Africa Nakene is primarily found in: Limpopo, where 49 percent are found, Gauteng, where 45 percent are found and Free State, where 3 percent are found. Not including South Africa this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found.

Nakene Last Name Statistics demography

Nakene earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 16.55% less than the national average, earning R 198,312 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naykene92858/
Nakenge9271/
Nakaene9268/
Nakiene926/
Ngakene922/
Nakeene921/
Nakenje921/
Nakeyne921/
Ngnakene861/
Nakane8336,838/
Nakena83446/
Nekene83285/
Nakhen83221/
Nakone83217/
Nakeny83168/
Nakeni83127/
Nokene836/
Nakine834/
Nacene832/
Nakitenne802/
Nakieny771,146/
Naikane77638/
Nakhone77419/
Ngakeni77249/
Nakinei77151/
Nakhane77134/
Nakkena77116/
Nakkhen7767/
Nakenyi7745/
Nnakane7734/
Nakicen7719/
Nakenoi7717/
Naikone7714/
Naukane7710/
Naqeane778/
Nakoney777/
Gnakeni777/
Naikeni776/
Naykane775/
Nakeena775/
Naekane772/
Nakheni772/
Nakonne772/
Nokenge772/
Nakhine771/
Nakkane771/
Nakaine771/
Nakineh771/
Nakiney771/
Nakeeny771/
Nakeiny771/
Nakoine771/
Naikeny771/
Nakyone771/
Ngokene771/
Ngakine771/
Nokoene771/
Neakane771/
Neykene771/
Nhakane771/
Naikena771/
Nakanee771/
Nakinee771/
Nakkean771/
Naakone771/
Ngakeny771/
Nnakenyi71259/
Nackoney7151/
Nakettin7148/
Nakaenyi7116/
Ngoukene7115/
Nagkheni716/
Naquenes715/
Nakeesin713/
Nashkine712/
Nakchean712/
Naikaane711/
Naeckane711/
Naakhane711/
Nakhanne711/
Nekeinie711/
Noukegne711/
Nakienyi711/
Nakheeni711/
Naquenez711/
Ngockene711/
Ngakenyi711/
Gnakinet711/
Nhaquene711/
Nakheang711/
Nakhinee711/
Nakani674,185/
Nakini67795/
Nakain67730/
Nokane67609/
Nakoni67320/
Nakhin67180/
Naqean67164/
Noqane67152/
Nacane6744/
Naqone6737/
Nokone6733/
Nekeni6725/
Nokena6722/
Nakoin6717/
Nacine6711/
Nakeam678/
Nokeni677/
Nnakaeniy676/
Nocane675/
Nakhyn675/
Nakanj674/
Nokine672/
Nakayn671/
Nacone671/
Nakettinn671/
Nnakeanyi671/
Nacean671/
Naukuigne671/
Naqane671/
Ngnachene671/
Nakhem671/

Nakene Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nakene in the Russian language
Накенеnakene-

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