Nanama Surname
Approximately 2,538 people bear this surname
Nanama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 1,283 | 1:14,304 | 1,134 |
| DR Congo | 882 | 1:83,764 | 9,618 |
| India | 160 | 1:4,794,159 | 122,003 |
| Japan | 93 | 1:1,374,670 | 23,414 |
| Zambia | 45 | 1:352,220 | 18,524 |
| Solomon Islands | 42 | 1:13,810 | 2,567 |
| Ivory Coast | 13 | 1:1,774,710 | 34,235 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
Nanama (466) may also be a first name.
Nanama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nanama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nanama (Hindi: ननामा, Marathi: ननामा, Oriya: ନାନାମା) occurs in Burkina Faso more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nanama? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nanama is the 169,950th most widely held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 2,871,373 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Nanama are found; 51 percent are found in West Africa and 39 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 394,651st most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 466 people.
The last name Nanama is most commonly occurring in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 1,283 people, or 1 in 14,304. In Burkina Faso Nanama is primarily found in: Nord Region, where 56 percent are found, Hauts-Bassins Region, where 15 percent are found and Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Burkina Faso this surname is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 35 percent are found and India, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nanama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nanama in the Oriya language | ||
| ନାନାମା | nanama | 87.64 |
| ନାନମା | nanama | 7.87 |
| ନନାମା | nanama | 1.12 |
| ପାଲାମା | palama | 1.12 |
| ନନମା | nanama | 1.12 |
| ନାନାମନ୍ା | nanamana | 1.12 |
| Nanama in the Hindi language | ||
| ननामा | nanama | 85.71 |
| ननमा | nanama | 10.71 |
| नणमा | nanama | 3.57 |
| Nanama in the Marathi language | ||
| ननामा | nanama | 66.67 |
| नानमा | nanama | 33.33 |
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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 Nanama
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