Nanaga Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Nanaga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 24 | 1:865,378 | 58,754 |
| Papua New Guinea | 23 | 1:354,509 | 47,011 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
The alternate forms: Nañaga (32) are calculated separately.
Nanaga (3,220) may also be a first name.
Nanaga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nanaga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nanaga (Hindi: नानगा, Russian: Нанага) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Nañaga. For other potential spellings of Nanaga click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nanaga? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,635,433rd most widespread surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. Nanaga is mostly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Nanaga live; 43 percent live in Central Africa and 43 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 126,448th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 3,220 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 865,378. In Cameroon Nanaga is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 71 percent live, East Region, where 17 percent live and Littoral Region, where 4 percent live. Apart from Cameroon Nanaga is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 43 percent live and Nigeria, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nanaga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nanaga in the Hindi language | ||
| नानगा | nanaga | 99.34 |
| ननगा | nanaga | 0.56 |
| नानग्ाा | nanagaa | 0.05 |
| Nanaga in the Russian language | ||
| Нанага | nanaga | - |
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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 Nanaga
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