Nankana Surname
Approximately 523 people bear this surname
Nankana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 384 | 1:41,276 | 4,054 |
| Pakistan | 56 | 1:3,190,069 | 25,212 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| India | 30 | 1:25,568,846 | 339,406 |
| Uganda | 18 | 1:2,168,849 | 67,754 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nankana (3,366) may also be a first name.
Nankana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nankana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nankana (Hindi: ननकना) is most common in Zambia. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nankana? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nankana is the 595,654th most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 13,934,122 people. The last name Nankana occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Nankana live; 73 percent live in Southern Africa and 73 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Nankana is also the 122,905th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 3,366 people.
The surname is most frequent in Zambia, where it is borne by 384 people, or 1 in 41,276. In Zambia Nankana is most numerous in: Northern Province, where 98 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 1 percent reside and Muchinga Province, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Zambia it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 11 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nankanga | 93 | 94 | / |
| Ngankana | 93 | 1 | / |
| Gnankana | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nankanna | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nankamna | 93 | 1 | / |
| Naunkanai | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nankhanga | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nankani | 86 | 1,614 | / |
| Nankany | 86 | 7 | / |
| Nankona | 86 | 4 | / |
| Nankane | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nonkana | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nankena | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nankano | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nanqana | 86 | 1 | / |
| Naunkhanai | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nankangi | 80 | 25 | / |
| Nonkanga | 80 | 13 | / |
| Namkanha | 80 | 8 | / |
| Nankanje | 80 | 5 | / |
| Nanceana | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nankhani | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nonkanha | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nankango | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ngonkana | 80 | 2 | / |
| Naankani | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nankaani | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namnkani | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nongkana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nankanee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nankange | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namkanay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngankano | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gnankani | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngankani | 80 | 1 | / |
| Noonkanas | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nankamnit | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ngankanou | 75 | 2 | / |
| N'Gancana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngonkanga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nonkane | 71 | 1,112 | / |
| Nankone | 71 | 377 | / |
| Nonkani | 71 | 99 | / |
| Nankoni | 71 | 35 | / |
| Nonqana | 71 | 22 | / |
| Nankhamnit | 71 | 21 | / |
| Namkani | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nonkany | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nankono | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nonkané | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nanqena | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nankonge | 67 | 117 | / |
| Nankonyi | 67 | 92 | / |
| Ngankono | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ngoncana | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nankonje | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nankonga | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nongcana | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nankhono | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nankouni | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nankonyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nankongo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gnankone | 67 | 2 | / |
| Noonkani | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngonqana | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nankonez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngonkane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nonnkane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nankenoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nankoone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namkouna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namkoïna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngankoni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namnqani | 67 | 1 | / |
Nankana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nankana in the Hindi language | ||
| ननकना | nanakana | 97.4 |
| नन्कना | nankana | 1.5 |
| नंकना | nankana | 0.57 |
| ननकाना | nanakana | 0.35 |
| नानकना | nanakana | 0.09 |
| नन्काना | nankana | 0.09 |
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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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- 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 Nankana
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