Nankay Surname
Approximately 58 people bear this surname
Nankay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 52 | 1:84,780 | 6,985 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
Nankay (16) may also be a first name.
Nankay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nankay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nankay (Hindi: ननकई) is more commonly found in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Nankay.
How Common Is The Last Name Nankay? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nankay is the 2,530,696th most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Nankay reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 16 people.
The last name Nankay is most widespread in Liberia, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 84,780. In Liberia it is most frequent in: Montserrado County, where 40 percent reside, Nimba County, where 29 percent reside and Rivercess County, where 17 percent reside. Barring Liberia Nankay occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent reside and Peru, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nankay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nankay in the Hindi language | ||
| ननकई | nanaka'i | 60 |
| ननके | nanake | 20 |
| ननकय | nanakaya | 20 |
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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 Nankay
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