Nanker Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Sweden

Nanker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nanker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India61:127,844,230863,365
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Nanker (131) may also be a first name.

Nanker Last Name Facts

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

Nanker (Hindi: ननकेर, Marathi: नानकर) occurs most in India. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nanker? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,057,639th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 47 percent of Nanker live; 47 percent live in South Asia and 40 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 811,108th most commonly used first name globally, held by 131 people.

The surname Nanker is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 127,844,230. In India Nanker is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 100 percent are found. Apart from India this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 33 percent are found and Nigeria, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nankere92806/
Nangkere86481/
Nangkert861/
Nangkerd861/
Gnankere861/
Nnankere861/
Nancer8315/
Nankre832/
Nankir832/
Namkerd774/
Nankire774/
Nancher773/
Neamker771/
Namkear771/
Nangkir771/
Namkeart7148/
Neamkerd715/
Noonkerd712/
Namkeard711/
Naimkerd711/
Neyneker710/
Neancher710/
Nonkre67569/
Noongkerd671/
Nancuir623/
Noncher622/
Namkirt621/
Nanquir621/
Nonckre621/
Ngonkhir5714/
Noomkerd571/
Nongkreh571/
Nahanchir536/

Nanker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nanker in the Hindi language
ननकेरnanakera-
Nanker in the Marathi language
नानकरnanakara75
नांकेरnankera25

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Nanker
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis