Nankus Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nankus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nankus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Nankus (596) may also be a first name.

Nankus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nankus (Hindi: ननकूस्) is found most in Nigeria. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nankus? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,772,636th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Nankus are found; 82 percent are found in West Africa and 82 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 342,522nd most widespread first name globally, borne by 596 people.

The last name Nankus is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria Nankus is mostly found in: Plateau, where 100 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Nankus is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 6 percent live and India, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nangkus9220/
Nankuse925/
Nankushe861/
Nankuuse861/
Nankos835/
Nonkus831/
Nangcus771/
Nonkuse771/
Nonkeuse7146/
Nonkause711/
Ñancus6725/
Nonkos6723/
Nancuche571/
Nhoncause531/
Nancoz5019/
Ñancuz507/

Nankus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nankus in the Hindi language
ननकूस्nanakus-

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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 Nankus
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