Nankur Surname

1,115,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nankur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nankur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2161:820,10536,398
India21:383,532,6911,645,216

Nankur (621) may also be a first name.

Nankur Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nankur (Hindi: ंअंकुर) is most common in Nigeria. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Nankur click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nankur? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nankur is the 1,115,011th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 33,429,110 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nankur live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 334,590th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 621 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 216 people, or 1 in 820,105. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Plateau, where 58 percent are found, Borno, where 35 percent are found and Oyo, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent are found.

Nankur Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nangkur92105/
Nankure923/
Nankor8339/
Nancur838/
Nongkur7714/
Nangkor776/
Neamkur774/
Nancuir773/
Nanceur771/
Nonkoure711/
Nonkor674/
Nancor671/
Nancorh627/
Nonkhor621/

Nankur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nankur in the Hindi language
ंअंकुरmankura-

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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
  • 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 Nankur
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