Nankawa Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Nankawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nankawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1791:714,21417,183
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Nankawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nankawa (Hindi: नन्कवा) is borne by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Nankawa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nankawa? popularity and diffusion

Nankawa is the 1,263,456th most widely held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 40,041,461 people. Nankawa occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Nankawa live; 98 percent live in East Asia and 98 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

Nankawa is most commonly held in Japan, where it is borne by 179 people, or 1 in 714,214. In Japan it is most common in: Kumamoto Prefecture, where 72 percent are found, Fukuoka Prefecture, where 20 percent are found and Aichi Prefecture, where 2 percent are found. Beside Japan Nankawa occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nankawah931/
Nankowa8614/
Nankava863/
Nankewa861/
Nonkawa861/
Nangkewa8024/
Nankaaba8011/
Nankaeva801/
Nongkawas752/
Nankova71908/
Nongkhawat7146/
Nankoba7142/
Nankabi7116/
Namkava719/
Namkawe713/
Nankowe713/
Nonkawe711/
Namkowa711/
Nankabo711/
Nongkawi67103/
Nankooba672/

Nankawa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nankawa in the Hindi language
नन्कवाnankava50
ननकवाnanakava50

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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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  • 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 Nankawa
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