Nakuk Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Nakuk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nakuk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nakuk (11) may also be a first name.

Nakuk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nakuk (Oriya: ନକୁକ) occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nakuk? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,798,600th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 78 percent of Nakuk reside; 78 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 78 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,487,849th most common first name at a global level, held by 11 people.

Nakuk is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 388,272. In Papua New Guinea Nakuk is mostly concentrated in: National Capital District, where 67 percent reside, Madang, where 10 percent reside and Morobe, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 15 percent reside and Thailand, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nakkuk914/
Nakuke913/
Nakouk911/
Nakauke8322/
Ngakuik831/
Hnakuik831/
Naikauk831/
Nakok80119/
Nacuk8011/
Nekuk808/
Nakukova771/
Nakhok73146/
Neakok73105/
Naikok737/
Nakook732/
Nakkug731/
Necauk731/
Nnakoug671/
Gnatcuk671/
Noyskuk671/
Gnatkouske670/
Nakougue621/
Nakokowa621/
Nokok60222/
Nocuk601/
Nakog601/
Nookok551/
Nokook551/
Nnokok551/
Nekeug551/
Naycok551/
Ngokugh50182/
Neacock501/
Noukouk501/
Hnacock501/

Nakuk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nakuk in the Oriya language
ନକୁକnakuka-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Nakuk
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis