Nanana Surname

945,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 277 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Nanana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nanana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1331:407,35135,714
Niger321:599,75114,963
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
India171:45,121,493474,784
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
France21:33,211,361423,184
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
England11:55,718,059489,080
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

The alternate forms: Nananá (1) are calculated separately.

Nanana (2,302) may also be a first name.

Nanana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nanana (Georgian: ნანანა, Hindi: नानणा, Marathi: नानना) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Nananá. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nanana? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nanana is the 945,594th most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 26,308,830 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Nanana are found; 48 percent are found in Southern Africa and 48 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Nanana is also the 155,302nd most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 2,302 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 133 people, or 1 in 407,351. In South Africa Nanana is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 47 percent reside, North West, where 24 percent reside and Gauteng, where 22 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this surname is found in 38 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 12 percent reside and Nigeria, where 7 percent reside.

Nanana Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Nanana earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.51% less than the national average, earning R 129,492 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Nanana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nanana in the Georgian language
ნანანაnanana-
Nanana in the Marathi language
नाननाnanana-
Nanana in the Hindi language
नानणाnanana75
नानानाnanana25

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Footnotes

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