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.
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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) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Nanák. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nanak? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 136,328th most numerous last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,213,042 people. Nanak 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 prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 44,103 people.
Nanak is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 2,594 people, or 1 in 295,708. In India Nanak is most frequent in: Madhya Pradesh, where 85 percent live, Gujarat, where 6 percent live and Maharashtra, where 3 percent live. Barring India Nanak occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 5 percent live and Afghanistan, where 4 percent live.
Nanak Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Nanak surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% being registered with the political 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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