Nakua Surname

552,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 577 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nakua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nakua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3041:151,90812,057
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Brazil681:3,148,15291,004
Papua New Guinea441:185,31225,733
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
India51:153,413,076951,030
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Nakua (123) may also be a first name.

Nakua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nakua (Marathi: नकुआ, Oriya: ନାକୁଆ) is found most in Kenya. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nakua? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 552,857th most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,630,062 people. The surname Nakua is predominantly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Nakua reside; 55 percent reside in East Africa and 55 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Nakua is also the 840,349th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 123 people.

This surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 304 people, or 1 in 151,908. In Kenya Nakua is mostly concentrated in: Turkana County, where 100 percent live and Laikipia County, where 0 percent live. Other than Kenya this last name occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 20 percent live and Brazil, where 12 percent live.

Nakua Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Nakua last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nakuaa9125/
Nankua9110/
Ngakua911/
Nakuea911/
Nakkua911/
Nakkuea8315/
Naikuad831/
Nacua807,796/
Nakwa803,151/
Nagua802,769/
Nekua80270/
Nokua8066/
Nakuo804/
Nnaukwua771/
Naheekua771/
Nahakuay771/
Nookua73118/
Naigua7364/
Naygua7342/
Nnakwa7341/
Ngokua7328/
Nakway7327/
Nakwaa7325/
Naikwa7321/
Nackwa7319/
Nonkua7316/
Nhakwa7311/
Neekua738/
Nacuha736/
Naïgua735/
Nakwah734/
Nakwuo733/
Naquai733/
Nakwai732/
Naukwa732/
Naugwa732/
Naquas732/
Nacqua732/
Nacuas732/
Naguah732/
Naguaz732/
Nakuoh732/
Naguai732/
Naguea732/
Naakwa732/
Nakcwa731/
Noukua731/
Nadkwa731/
Naagua731/
Gnakwa731/
Nhacua731/
Naghua731/
Naikwad67151/
Nookuea6765/
Naguatt6756/
Naquash6717/
Nookuae675/
Naakwas675/
Naykwad674/
Nnakwuo673/
Nnaukwa673/
Nnakwoa673/
Nakwach672/
Naqquad671/
Nounkua671/
Ngakwah671/
Nagguha671/
Nhaukwa671/
Naugbah671/
Nnankwa671/
Nankwah671/
Ngaakwa671/
Naghuha671/
Nangkwa671/
Nahakwa671/
Nacuaii671/
Ngackwa671/
Nacuhas671/
Ngahkwa671/
Nnaekwa671/
Nnakwaa671/
Nhangua671/
Nankwuo671/

Nakua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nakua in the Oriya language
ନାକୁଆnaku'a-
Nakua in the Marathi language
नकुआnaku'a66.67
नकुसाnakusa33.33

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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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  • 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 Nakua
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