Nakus Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Estonia

Nakus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nakus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1131:688,68535,465
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401

The alternate forms: Nakuş (2) are calculated separately.

Nakus (70) may also be a first name.

Nakus Last Name Facts

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

Nakus (Hindi: नाकुस, Marathi: नकुस) is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Nakuş. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nakus? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,348,199th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. The surname Nakus occurs mostly in Asia, where 79 percent of Nakus reside; 65 percent reside in West Asia and 65 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 1,162,016th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 70 people.

The surname Nakus is most numerous in Turkey, where it is borne by 113 people, or 1 in 688,685. In Turkey it is most common in: Agri Province, where 65 percent live, Izmir Province, where 12 percent live and Elazig Province, where 7 percent live. Barring Turkey Nakus is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 11 percent live and Estonia, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nakuş932/
Nakous9167/
Naikus9164/
Natkus9120/
Nakuse9117/
Nakaus919/
Nagkus914/
Najkus911/
Naykus911/
Hnakus911/
Nakuis911/
Naskus911/
Nakushe832/
Nakhush831/
Nakouss831/
Nakos803,832/
Nacus8056/
Nakuz8047/
Nokus8024/
Nekus8020/
Nakusova77103/
Nakhoush7721/
Nakousse771/
Nackos73124/
Nekush7371/
Notkus7363/
Nacuse7324/
Nacous7317/
Nakouz7315/
Naceus7314/
Nekous735/
Nokuse734/
Naucus734/
Nakosh734/
Nakkos732/
Nacuis732/
Naikos731/
Naccus731/
Naqous731/
Nakosz731/
Nacusse67233/
Naqoush6760/
Nokoush6753/
Neikaus673/
Naqouse673/
Nakhosh672/
Nookhus671/
Naqouss671/
Naiceus671/
Nookush671/
Naukuce671/
Nakauch671/
Neukous670/

Nakus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nakus in the Hindi language
नाकुसnakusa-
Nakus in the Marathi language
नकुसnakusa86.67
नकूसnakusa6.67
नकुसानnakusana6.67

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Footnotes

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