Nana Surname

2,098th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 260,982 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Nana Surname Definition:

(1) “Pineapple” in Hindustani. (2) “Paternal Grand­father” or “Small” in Hindustani.

Nana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso89,0021:20630
Cameroon55,6531:37318
Ghana36,0901:749111
Nigeria22,0581:8,031914
Egypt10,1291:9,0761,108
India9,2191:83,2055,591
Indonesia5,6901:23,2422,783
Morocco4,7031:7,331939
South Africa2,9641:18,2792,306
Togo2,5201:2,876401
Niger2,1441:8,952689
Ivory Coast1,8351:12,5731,025
Ethiopia1,6101:60,5886,165
Sri Lanka1,3891:14,9812,125
Chad1,3481:10,0831,325
DR Congo1,2721:58,0816,933
Papua New Guinea1,0181:8,010606
Saudi Arabia9941:31,0424,349
Philippines9801:103,30417,949
Thailand9171:77,03210,244
United States7291:497,20041,845
Vietnam7271:127,436805
France7091:93,68513,602
Mali5811:29,207949
Italy5681:107,67018,069
Kenya5661:81,5907,508
Gabon5561:3,398592
Iran5211:147,37512,993
England4741:117,54911,971
Mauritania4091:10,0121,033
Liberia3391:13,0051,389
Tanzania2841:186,41416,104
Algeria1511:255,83827,358
Uganda1511:258,53819,000
Pakistan1271:1,406,64515,724
Canada1251:294,76527,374
Brazil1241:1,726,40656,376
Portugal1231:84,7014,225
Germany1221:659,88151,431
Belgium1191:96,61014,836
United Arab Emirates1171:78,3107,074
Malaysia1141:258,72114,543
Congo1121:44,5464,199
Benin1031:100,34611,409
Albania951:30,6744,763
Singapore941:58,5932,307
Greece861:128,83521,499
Argentina711:602,02042,723
Taiwan681:344,7762,736
China641:21,364,3991,185
Barbados601:4,791574
New Zealand581:78,07511,384
Turkey501:1,556,42859,823
Zimbabwe471:328,47331,980
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Mauritius361:35,9286,940
Russia321:4,503,846209,401
Netherlands301:562,90650,501
Solomon Islands291:20,0013,902
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Afghanistan261:1,236,66110,825
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
Equatorial Guinea251:45,427166
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Hungary211:467,44230,347
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Israel191:450,40234,739
Mongolia191:148,6998,761
São Tomé and Príncipe181:9,857632
Syria171:1,135,3547,033
Libya161:390,2481,390
Rwanda161:710,3112,071
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Japan151:8,522,95344,380
Senegal151:971,9563,098
Cambodia141:1,106,2255,638
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Yemen121:2,202,10813,606
Oman111:335,2704,992
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Panama101:391,2268,067
Burundi91:1,089,428846
Central African Republic91:501,710179
Laos91:732,036508
Lesotho91:225,84014,831
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
Armenia41:732,54511,666
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Djibouti41:228,733966
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Wales41:773,63329,106
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Cape Verde21:264,8215,214
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Guinea21:5,916,9082,656
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Guam11:160,1214,893
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

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.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naña9228/
Naná9217/
Ñana925/
Nanà923/
Nanã921/
Nană921/
Nanga8949,765/
Ngana8912,699/
Naana898,819/
Nanna896,907/
Naina893,805/
Nnana893,247/
Nanai892,558/
Gnana892,290/
Nanah891,499/
Nanaa891,216/
Nanas891,206/
Nanat89863/
Nanay89706/
Nayna89693/
Nanea89678/
Nanau89631/
Nanad89449/
Nanaj89391/
Nauna89333/
Namna89265/
Nanoa89209/
Hnana89154/
Nahna89149/
Naena89127/
Nanap89121/
Nagna8969/
Nanaï8934/
Nanaz8926/
Najna8916/
Natna8916/
'Nana898/
Nasna896/
Neana896/
Nhana895/
Na'na894/
Nan'a891/
Naína891/
Naïna891/
Naîna891/
Ñaña83874/
Nána833/
Náná832/
Nãna831/
Nãnã831/
Nganga8093,727/
Nnanna8011,707/
Nnanga808,449/
Nangai802,552/
Naanaa802,363/
Nangay801,941/
Nahnah801,132/
Nanaya80624/
Nnanah80620/
Natnat80610/
Naunga80544/
Nanaai80489/
Naanai80461/
Neanaa80400/
Gnagna80373/
Naigna80372/
Naenah80356/
Namnai80350/
Nainna80317/
Hnaina80308/
Naynay80222/
Nainaa80183/
Nanhai80181/
Nasnas80162/
Nanash80158/
Nganai80136/
Nainah80132/
Nainay80130/
Nainai80108/
Namnat80107/
Nannah80100/
Naunay8086/
Nahyna8083/
Nangaa8083/
N'Anga8069/
Nanhay8067/
Namnay8056/
Nannas8052/
Naanah8052/
Nannat8048/
Nannad8046/
Nahana8045/
Nganea8041/
Nannai8035/
Nainoa8030/
Nahnai8030/
Gnanai8022/
N'Nana8021/
Nainga8020/
Nagnap8020/
Nanach8019/
Naunau8019/
Nainas8018/
Naunas8017/
N'Gana8016/
Nanyoa8016/
Naunah8015/
Nanaja8015/
Nainau8015/
Naunai8015/
'Nanai8014/
Nanajh8013/
Nanaha8013/
Nnaana8013/
Nannay8012/
Gnanna8012/
Nanadh8012/
Nathna8011/
Nangau8011/
Nangna8011/
Nagnat8010/
N'Hana8010/
Gnaana8010/
Nanahu809/
Nanhat809/
Naanga809/
Nannaa808/
Naaina808/
Nnanai808/
Nagnad807/
Nasnai807/
Nanaiy807/
Nana'a806/
Nanais806/
Nana's806/
Nanaah806/
Nannap805/
Nganau805/
Nainaz805/
Nauina805/
Nanuoa805/
Ngaana805/
Nainat805/
Naanna805/
Nannau804/
Naisna804/
Nahnga804/
Nnanaa804/
Nagnay804/
Naanay804/
Nanaić804/
Nangaj804/
Naenai804/
Nanass804/
Nanaia803/
Nanapp803/
Nanatt803/
Nanatz803/
Nnauna803/
Naygna803/
Nahuna803/
Nannna803/
Naynat803/
Nainad802/
Neanea802/
Nnamna802/
Neanga802/
Ngnana802/
Nannga802/
Na'ana802/
Natnai802/
Gnanas801/
Nahnas801/
Nahnay801/
Nainaj801/
Naneah801/
Nanhad801/
Nanhas801/
Nanhau801/
Naayna801/
Namgna801/
Nanaph801/
Naynna801/
Nasnat801/
Nasnau801/
Nasnay801/
Nnanad801/
Hnanna801/
Gnanad801/
Neanay801/
Naaana801/
Naanoa801/
Naumna801/
Nhanas801/
Hnanga801/
Naniea801/
Nannaï801/
Nane'a801/
Naimna801/
Nagnaa801/
Nanahï801/
Nanast801/
Nasnaa801/
Natnay801/
Nganay801/
Nganaï801/
Nhanad801/
Nhanap801/
Nannea801/
Nattna801/
Nanaid801/
Nanauy801/
Nanhaa801/
Nahnaz801/
Naynha801/
Naïgna801/
Nauhna801/
Nanats800/
Namnah800/
Nani7552,771/
Nano7520,941/
Nane757,454/
Nany757,133/
Nanh75518/
Nanj7569/
Nanè7533/
Nané757/
Nanô752/
Nanó752/
Nasnash73782/
Nnannah73293/
Ngaanga73123/
N'Nanga73106/
Ngangaa73102/
N'Ganga7370/
Nga'nga7362/
Nahynai7346/
Nahaina7345/
Ngangai7342/
Ngangay7336/
Naunaya7333/
Nagnadh7330/
Nana'ah7329/
Nnamnai7323/
Nainaya7322/
Nanjowa7321/
Nanasch7321/
Nnannna7318/
Gnanahe7316/
Nangaya7313/
Nanahah739/
Naungai738/
Gnangna737/
Ngannga737/
Nahanna737/
Nangaja736/
Nahagna736/
Naunauh736/
Nh'anga735/
Nnaanaa735/
Nannaiy734/
Nnaanna734/
Nnanaah734/
Naamnat734/
Nanaits734/
Namnast734/
Ngainga733/
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Ngaunga732/
Nasinna732/
Nasnath732/
Nganaja732/
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Nahayna732/
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Nahnahe731/
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Namnaud731/
Nangnay731/
Nanoaya731/
Nahaïna731/
Naanaai731/
Ngangau731/
Nanni6721,274/
Nanhe6712,693/
Naini6711,266/
Nango6711,006/
Nangi678,042/
Nanou677,276/
Nanje676,960/
Nanos673,579/
Naner673,279/
Gnani672,940/
Naino672,760/
Nanne672,498/
Ngane672,366/
Nanez672,345/
Nange672,247/
Nauni671,988/
Nanoy671,588/
Nanoo671,576/
Nanhi671,305/
Nanes671,212/
Naniz671,186/
Naine671,093/
Nanit671,069/
Nanny671,060/
Nanis671,018/
Naniy67971/
Naane67893/
Naneu67848/
Nhanh67792/
Nanih67705/
Gnane67692/
Nnane67683/
Nagni67650/
Nonaa67549/
Nanio67464/
Nanyi67447/
Nanot67446/
Nenaa67439/
Naani67427/
Nanet67423/
Nnani67400/
Nanyo67396/
Namno67339/
Nanno67335/
Najni67316/
Namni67276/
Nagne67267/
Naney67262/
Nanui67259/
Nanip67254/
Nanoh67239/
Nayni67225/
Nanii67203/
Nanie67191/
Naneh67191/
Nhane67175/
Naano67154/
Nanei67127/
Nainy67125/
Nanoi67115/
Najno67103/
Nasni6794/
Nhani6789/
Nanee6786/
Naune6785/
Nayne6775/
Nahne6755/
Nañas6753/
Nanod6752/
Natni6750/
Nañap6750/
Nayno6750/
Neany6741/
Nanoz6741/
'Nane6735/
Nanuy6732/
Ngayngay6732/
Namha6730/
Ngangaya6730/
Nahni6729/
Ngany6728/
Naainaya6725/
Gnano6724/
Neanh6724/
Naeno6722/
Nganj6721/
Ngaingai6721/
Nagno6720/
Nhano6719/
Nanuo6719/
Nanoj6717/
Nnannaya6717/
Hnani6715/
N'Gan'ga6713/
Nnano6712/
Nanid6711/
Naniç6711/
Namne6710/
Nganahai6710/
Nanep6710/
Nannh679/
Nahnouha679/
Naned678/
Nanoš678/
Naïni678/
Naïno678/
Neane677/
Nahno677/
Nanop677/
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Nauny676/
Naany676/
Nauno675/
Hnaihnai674/
Ngahanga674/
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Naneș674/
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Natno673/
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Naamé673/
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Nnany672/
Ngnangna672/
Nhany672/
Naimnauh672/
Hnanh672/
Najny671/
Nagginaa671/
Naagnadh671/
Nanajova671/
N'Any671/
Natne671/
Nasno671/
Hnano671/
Nassimna671/
Nahaanga671/
Nnanh671/
Nanuj671/
Nanyd671/
Nanño671/
Naneş671/
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Nasienna671/
Ngnannah671/
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Nana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nana in the Georgian language
ნანაnana-
Nana in the Marathi language
नानाnana99.94
ननाnana0.02
नानnana0.01
नणंnanam0
नानाक़्nanaq0
नाञाnana0
ननnana0
नाऩाnana0
नाणाnana0
नाना़nana0
Nana in the Hindi language
नानाnana99.16
नाणाnana0.41
ननाnana0.19
नणाnana0.08
नह्नाnahna0.03
नैनाnaina0.02
नन्नाnanna0.01
नानnana0.01
नन्आnana0.01
नानेाnanea0.01
नन्हेnanhe0.01
नणnana0.01
नानूnanu0.01
Nana in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻨﺎﻧﻪalnanh68.5
ﺍﻟﻨﺎﻥalnan11.32
ﻧﺎﻧﻪnanh7.94
ﺍﻟﻨﺎﻧﺔalnant5.66
ﻧﺎﻥnan3.04
ﻧﺎﻧﺎnana0.84
ﺍﻧﺎﻧﻪananh0.59
ﻧﺎﻧﺔnant0.59
ﺍﻧﺎﻧﺔanant0.25
ﺍﻟﻨﻦalnn0.17
ﺍﻧﺎﻥanan0.17
ﻧﻨﻪnnh0.17
ﻧﻴﻦnyn0.08
ﺃﻧﻨﻪannh0.08
ﻧﺎﻧﻰnany0.08
ﺍﻧﻦann0.08
Nana in the Bengali language
ননাnana57.89
নানাnana15.79
ঙানাnana10.53
নমnama5.26
ননারামnanarama5.26
নানাপালাnanapala5.26
Nana in the Oriya language
ନନାnana48.94
ନାନାnana39.36
ନାନnana4.26
ନନnana3.19
ନାଣnana1.06
ଙଣାnana1.06
Nana in the Tibetan language
གནག་ནག།naknak33.33
ནཱ་ནཱ།nana33.33
ན་ན་nana33.33
Nana in the Russian language
Нанаnana-
Nana in the Arabic language
نانعnan-
نعناعnna-
نعنعnn-
نناnna-
ناناnana-

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