Nana Surname
Approximately 260,982 people bear this surname
Nana Surname Definition:
(1) “Pineapple” in Hindustani. (2) “Paternal Grandfather” or “Small” in Hindustani.
Nana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 89,002 | 1:206 | 30 |
| Cameroon | 55,653 | 1:373 | 18 |
| Ghana | 36,090 | 1:749 | 111 |
| Nigeria | 22,058 | 1:8,031 | 914 |
| Egypt | 10,129 | 1:9,076 | 1,108 |
| India | 9,219 | 1:83,205 | 5,591 |
| Indonesia | 5,690 | 1:23,242 | 2,783 |
| Morocco | 4,703 | 1:7,331 | 939 |
| South Africa | 2,964 | 1:18,279 | 2,306 |
| Togo | 2,520 | 1:2,876 | 401 |
| Niger | 2,144 | 1:8,952 | 689 |
| Ivory Coast | 1,835 | 1:12,573 | 1,025 |
| Ethiopia | 1,610 | 1:60,588 | 6,165 |
| Sri Lanka | 1,389 | 1:14,981 | 2,125 |
| Chad | 1,348 | 1:10,083 | 1,325 |
| DR Congo | 1,272 | 1:58,081 | 6,933 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1,018 | 1:8,010 | 606 |
| Saudi Arabia | 994 | 1:31,042 | 4,349 |
| Philippines | 980 | 1:103,304 | 17,949 |
| Thailand | 917 | 1:77,032 | 10,244 |
| United States | 729 | 1:497,200 | 41,845 |
| Vietnam | 727 | 1:127,436 | 805 |
| France | 709 | 1:93,685 | 13,602 |
| Mali | 581 | 1:29,207 | 949 |
| Italy | 568 | 1:107,670 | 18,069 |
| Kenya | 566 | 1:81,590 | 7,508 |
| Gabon | 556 | 1:3,398 | 592 |
| Iran | 521 | 1:147,375 | 12,993 |
| England | 474 | 1:117,549 | 11,971 |
| Mauritania | 409 | 1:10,012 | 1,033 |
| Liberia | 339 | 1:13,005 | 1,389 |
| Tanzania | 284 | 1:186,414 | 16,104 |
| Algeria | 151 | 1:255,838 | 27,358 |
| Uganda | 151 | 1:258,538 | 19,000 |
| Pakistan | 127 | 1:1,406,645 | 15,724 |
| Canada | 125 | 1:294,765 | 27,374 |
| Brazil | 124 | 1:1,726,406 | 56,376 |
| Portugal | 123 | 1:84,701 | 4,225 |
| Germany | 122 | 1:659,881 | 51,431 |
| Belgium | 119 | 1:96,610 | 14,836 |
| United Arab Emirates | 117 | 1:78,310 | 7,074 |
| Malaysia | 114 | 1:258,721 | 14,543 |
| Congo | 112 | 1:44,546 | 4,199 |
| Benin | 103 | 1:100,346 | 11,409 |
| Albania | 95 | 1:30,674 | 4,763 |
| Singapore | 94 | 1:58,593 | 2,307 |
| Greece | 86 | 1:128,835 | 21,499 |
| Argentina | 71 | 1:602,020 | 42,723 |
| Taiwan | 68 | 1:344,776 | 2,736 |
| China | 64 | 1:21,364,399 | 1,185 |
| Barbados | 60 | 1:4,791 | 574 |
| New Zealand | 58 | 1:78,075 | 11,384 |
| Turkey | 50 | 1:1,556,428 | 59,823 |
| Zimbabwe | 47 | 1:328,473 | 31,980 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Mauritius | 36 | 1:35,928 | 6,940 |
| Russia | 32 | 1:4,503,846 | 209,401 |
| Netherlands | 30 | 1:562,906 | 50,501 |
| Solomon Islands | 29 | 1:20,001 | 3,902 |
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
| Afghanistan | 26 | 1:1,236,661 | 10,825 |
| Angola | 25 | 1:1,079,569 | 3,117 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 25 | 1:45,427 | 166 |
| Australia | 24 | 1:1,124,821 | 62,883 |
| Hungary | 21 | 1:467,442 | 30,347 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Spain | 20 | 1:2,337,602 | 57,118 |
| Israel | 19 | 1:450,402 | 34,739 |
| Mongolia | 19 | 1:148,699 | 8,761 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 18 | 1:9,857 | 632 |
| Syria | 17 | 1:1,135,354 | 7,033 |
| Libya | 16 | 1:390,248 | 1,390 |
| Rwanda | 16 | 1:710,311 | 2,071 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Japan | 15 | 1:8,522,953 | 44,380 |
| Senegal | 15 | 1:971,956 | 3,098 |
| Cambodia | 14 | 1:1,106,225 | 5,638 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Yemen | 12 | 1:2,202,108 | 13,606 |
| Oman | 11 | 1:335,270 | 4,992 |
| Czechia | 10 | 1:1,063,347 | 80,937 |
| Panama | 10 | 1:391,226 | 8,067 |
| Burundi | 9 | 1:1,089,428 | 846 |
| Central African Republic | 9 | 1:501,710 | 179 |
| Laos | 9 | 1:732,036 | 508 |
| Lesotho | 9 | 1:225,840 | 14,831 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Slovenia | 6 | 1:414,612 | 18,975 |
| Colombia | 5 | 1:9,554,814 | 25,159 |
| Lebanon | 5 | 1:1,127,417 | 17,983 |
| Armenia | 4 | 1:732,545 | 11,666 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Djibouti | 4 | 1:228,733 | 966 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Transnistria | 3 | 1:158,233 | 13,093 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Cape Verde | 2 | 1:264,821 | 5,214 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Guinea | 2 | 1:5,916,908 | 2,656 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 34 | 1:1,477,020 | 79,266 |
The alternate forms: Naña (28), Naná (17), Ñana (5), Nanà (3), Nanã (1), Nană (1), Ñaña (874), Nána (3), Náná (2), Nãna (1) & Nãnã (1) are calculated separately.
Nana (1,197,879) may also be a first name.
Nana Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(1) “Pineapple” in Hindustani. (2) “Paternal Grandfather” or “Small” in Hindustani.
Nana Demographics
Average Male Nana Height
173 cm
Average Female Nana Height
165.04 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Nana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nana (Arabic: نانع, Bengali: ননা, Georgian: ნანა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﺎﻧﻪ, Hindi: नाना, Marathi: नाना, Oriya: ନନା, Russian: Нана, Tibetan: གནག་ནག།) is found most in Burkina Faso. It can also be found in the variant forms: Naña, Naná, Ñana, Nanà, Nanã, Nană, Ñaña, Nána, Náná, Nãna or Nãnã. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nana? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nana is the 2,098th most frequent last name globally, held by around 1 in 27,924 people. The surname Nana is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Nana live; 62 percent live in West Africa and 56 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 685th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 1,197,879 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 89,002 people, or 1 in 206. In Burkina Faso Nana is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 38 percent reside, Centre-Ouest Region, where 22 percent reside and Centre-Sud Region, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Burkina Faso it occurs in 147 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 21 percent reside and Ghana, where 14 percent reside.
Nana Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Nana has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nana surname grew 2,144 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 5,925 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Nana Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (76%) in Russia, Christian (81%) in Kenya, Melkite Greek Catholic (50%) in Lebanon, Muslim (68%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Nana surname are 0.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.75% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Nana earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 17.27% less than the national average, earning R 196,596 per year; in Colombia they earn 54.05% more than the national average, earning $34,974,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.43% more than the national average, earning $46,355 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.17% less than the national average, earning $36,682 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nana in the Georgian language | ||
| ნანა | nana | - |
| Nana in the Marathi language | ||
| नाना | nana | 99.94 |
| नना | nana | 0.02 |
| नान | nana | 0.01 |
| नणं | nanam | 0 |
| नानाक़् | nanaq | 0 |
| नाञा | nana | 0 |
| नन | nana | 0 |
| नाऩा | nana | 0 |
| नाणा | nana | 0 |
| नाना़ | nana | 0 |
| Nana in the Hindi language | ||
| नाना | nana | 99.16 |
| नाणा | nana | 0.41 |
| नना | nana | 0.19 |
| नणा | nana | 0.08 |
| नह्ना | nahna | 0.03 |
| नैना | naina | 0.02 |
| नन्ना | nanna | 0.01 |
| नान | nana | 0.01 |
| नन्आ | nana | 0.01 |
| नानेा | nanea | 0.01 |
| नन्हे | nanhe | 0.01 |
| नण | nana | 0.01 |
| नानू | nanu | 0.01 |
| Nana in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻨﺎﻧﻪ | alnanh | 68.5 |
| ﺍﻟﻨﺎﻥ | alnan | 11.32 |
| ﻧﺎﻧﻪ | nanh | 7.94 |
| ﺍﻟﻨﺎﻧﺔ | alnant | 5.66 |
| ﻧﺎﻥ | nan | 3.04 |
| ﻧﺎﻧﺎ | nana | 0.84 |
| ﺍﻧﺎﻧﻪ | ananh | 0.59 |
| ﻧﺎﻧﺔ | nant | 0.59 |
| ﺍﻧﺎﻧﺔ | anant | 0.25 |
| ﺍﻟﻨﻦ | alnn | 0.17 |
| ﺍﻧﺎﻥ | anan | 0.17 |
| ﻧﻨﻪ | nnh | 0.17 |
| ﻧﻴﻦ | nyn | 0.08 |
| ﺃﻧﻨﻪ | annh | 0.08 |
| ﻧﺎﻧﻰ | nany | 0.08 |
| ﺍﻧﻦ | ann | 0.08 |
| Nana in the Bengali language | ||
| ননা | nana | 57.89 |
| নানা | nana | 15.79 |
| ঙানা | nana | 10.53 |
| নম | nama | 5.26 |
| ননারাম | nanarama | 5.26 |
| নানাপালা | nanapala | 5.26 |
| Nana in the Oriya language | ||
| ନନା | nana | 48.94 |
| ନାନା | nana | 39.36 |
| ନାନ | nana | 4.26 |
| ନନ | nana | 3.19 |
| ନାଣ | nana | 1.06 |
| ଙଣା | nana | 1.06 |
| Nana in the Tibetan language | ||
| གནག་ནག། | naknak | 33.33 |
| ནཱ་ནཱ། | nana | 33.33 |
| ན་ན་ | nana | 33.33 |
| Nana in the Russian language | ||
| Нана | nana | - |
| Nana in the Arabic language | ||
| نانع | nan | - |
| نعناع | nna | - |
| نعنع | nn | - |
| ننا | nna | - |
| نانا | nana | - |
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