Nanak Surname
Approximately 3,293 people bear this surname
Nanak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2,594 | 1:295,708 | 16,684 |
| Pakistan | 167 | 1:1,069,724 | 13,491 |
| Afghanistan | 128 | 1:251,197 | 4,266 |
| Philippines | 112 | 1:903,913 | 81,715 |
| Malaysia | 84 | 1:351,122 | 18,683 |
| Indonesia | 79 | 1:1,674,040 | 109,461 |
| United States | 34 | 1:10,660,557 | 428,392 |
| South Africa | 32 | 1:1,693,053 | 82,821 |
| Thailand | 18 | 1:3,924,352 | 328,346 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Iran | 11 | 1:6,980,229 | 145,986 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
The alternate forms: Nanák (3) are calculated separately.
Nanak (44,103) may also be a first name.
Nanak Demographics
Average Nanak Salary in
United States
$45,986 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Nanak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nanak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nanak (Arabic: نانيك, Bengali: নানক, Hindi: नानक, Marathi: नानक, Oriya: ନାନକ, Russian: Нанак) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Nanák. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nanak? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 136,328th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,213,042 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Nanak are found; 88 percent are found in South Asia and 78 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Nanak is also the 20,504th most frequently held forename in the world, borne by 44,103 people.
The last name is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 2,594 people, or 1 in 295,708. In India it is mostly found in: Madhya Pradesh, where 85 percent are found, Gujarat, where 6 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 3 percent are found. Apart from India this surname exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 5 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 4 percent are found.
Nanak Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Nanak surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% registered with the party.
The amount Nanak earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 188.81% more than the national average, earning R 686,316 per year and in United States they earn 6.57% more than the national average, earning $45,986 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nanak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nanak in the Bengali language | ||
| নানক | nanaka | - |
| Nanak in the Oriya language | ||
| ନାନକ | nanaka | 89.23 |
| ନନକ | nanaka | 6.15 |
| ନାଣାକ | nanaka | 1.54 |
| ନାନାକ | nanaka | 1.54 |
| Nanak in the Marathi language | ||
| नानक | nanaka | 83.69 |
| नानकिंसग | nanakinsaga | 7.35 |
| ननक | nanaka | 3.32 |
| नानाक | nanaka | 1.21 |
| नाना | nana | 0.4 |
| णानी | nani | 0.3 |
| नानीक | nanika | 0.2 |
| नाहक | nahaka | 0.1 |
| नणक | nanaka | 0.1 |
| Nanak in the Hindi language | ||
| नानक | nanaka | 82.88 |
| नानका | nanaka | 8.92 |
| ननक | nanaka | 7.73 |
| नानाक | nanaka | 0.1 |
| ननाक | nanaka | 0.03 |
| नानाका | nanaka | 0.02 |
| नणक | nanaka | 0.02 |
| ननके | nanake | 0.02 |
| ननका | nanaka | 0.01 |
| नाणक | nanaka | 0.01 |
| नानम | nanama | 0.01 |
| ्नानक | nanaka | 0.01 |
| ननका़ | nanaka | 0.01 |
| Nanak in the Russian language | ||
| Нанак | nanak | - |
| Nanak in the Arabic language | ||
| نانيك | nanyk | - |
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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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- 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 Nanak
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