Nanak Surname

136,328th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,293 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Nanak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nanak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,5941:295,70816,684
Pakistan1671:1,069,72413,491
Afghanistan1281:251,1974,266
Philippines1121:903,91381,715
Malaysia841:351,12218,683
Indonesia791:1,674,040109,461
United States341:10,660,557428,392
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Iran111:6,980,229145,986
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

The alternate forms: Nanák (3) are calculated separately.

Nanak (44,103) may also be a first name.

Nanak Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nanak Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Nanak (Arabic: نانيك, Bengali: নানক, Hindi: नानक, Marathi: नानक, Oriya: ନାନକ, Russian: Нанак) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Nanák. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nanak? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 136,328th most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,213,042 people. The surname Nanak occurs predominantly 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 commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 44,103 people.

The surname is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 2,594 people, or 1 in 295,708. In India Nanak is primarily found in: Madhya Pradesh, where 85 percent are found, Gujarat, where 6 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 3 percent are found. Besides India this last name is found in 23 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 5 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 4 percent are found.

Nanak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nanak surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% being 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nanák933/
Naynak91388/
Nanhak91101/
Nanack9130/
Nannak9126/
Nanakh9112/
Nangak9111/
Nainak9110/
Nanake919/
Nahnak919/
Nanakz916/
Nanaik914/
Nhanak913/
Nanaak911/
Nasnak911/
Nanauk911/
Nanaks911/
Namnaik83147/
Nhanack8326/
Nanahak8325/
Neamnak8310/
Naunnak834/
Ngangak833/
Nnanake832/
Nanhack832/
Nanakhe831/
Naanack831/
Naimnak831/
Nainakk831/
Nannakh831/
Nhanake831/
Namnake831/
Nanok801,391/
Nanag80170/
Nonak8059/
Nanac8041/
Nenak8037/
Nanax802/
Nanakova7716/
Nannauck777/
Naagnaik771/
Nannaikh771/
Noinak73250/
Namnok73248/
Nangok73101/
Noonak7381/
Nhanag7361/
Nanouk7342/
Nainag7341/
Nanauq7337/
Nangac7327/
Nagnag7319/
Ngonak7317/
Nonake7316/
Nanaix7314/
Noynak7310/
Nanook738/
Nanagh735/
Neenak735/
Nanoke734/
Nganag733/
Nannag733/
Namňak732/
Nounak732/
Nanaqu732/
Nanock732/
Nagnok731/
Neanag731/
Nahnag731/
Nongak731/
Nonnak731/
Ngangac6732/
Noonnak6712/
Nounnak674/
Nahanag672/
Hnoonak672/
Nanague671/
Nanokht671/
Nangock671/
Nanaque671/
Neanaqe671/
Nganock671/
Nganouk671/
Ngangok671/
Naangok671/
Nonakht671/
Noomnak671/
Nosnhak671/

Nanak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nanak in the Bengali language
নানকnanaka-
Nanak in the Oriya language
ନାନକnanaka89.23
ନନକnanaka6.15
ନାଣାକnanaka1.54
ନାନାକnanaka1.54
Nanak in the Marathi language
नानकnanaka83.69
नानकिंसगnanakinsaga7.35
ननकnanaka3.32
नानाकnanaka1.21
नानाnana0.4
णानीnani0.3
नानीकnanika0.2
नाहकnahaka0.1
नणकnanaka0.1
Nanak in the Hindi language
नानकnanaka82.88
नानकाnanaka8.92
ननकnanaka7.73
नानाकnanaka0.1
ननाकnanaka0.03
नानाकाnanaka0.02
नणकnanaka0.02
ननकेnanake0.02
ननकाnanaka0.01
नाणकnanaka0.01
नानमnanama0.01
्नानकnanaka0.01
ननका़nanaka0.01
Nanak in the Russian language
Нанакnanak-
Nanak in the Arabic language
نانيكnanyk-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nanak
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