Nanako Surname

158,120th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,764 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Nanako Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nanako Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan2,2261:57,4324,391
Papua New Guinea2661:30,6533,523
Benin1491:69,3668,381
Niger561:342,7159,958
Russia221:6,551,048261,263
Ivory Coast181:1,281,73528,562
India161:47,941,586492,263
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nanako (6,669) may also be a first name.

Nanako Last Name Facts

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

Nanako (Hindi: नानको, Oriya: ନାନେକା, Russian: Нанако) occurs most in Japan. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nanako? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 158,120th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,636,594 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 81 percent of Nanako reside; 81 percent reside in East Asia and 81 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 80,069th most common first name on earth, held by 6,669 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Japan, where it is carried by 2,226 people, or 1 in 57,432. In Japan Nanako is most common in: Aomori Prefecture, where 39 percent are found, Hokkaido Prefecture, where 17 percent are found and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Japan this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent are found and Benin, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Nanako Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nanako in the Hindi language
नानकोnanako84.44
ननकोnanako15.56
Nanako in the Oriya language
ନାନେକାnaneka50
ନନେକାnaneka25
ନନକୁnanaku25
Nanako in the Russian language
Нанакоnanako-

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