Nanoq Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greenland
Highest density in:
Greenland

Nanoq Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nanoq Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greenland141:4,027416
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638

Nanoq (13) may also be a first name.

Nanoq Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nanoq is found most frequently in Greenland. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nanoq? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,908,606th most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Nanoq are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Dano-North America. Nanoq is also the 3,159,357th most widespread first name in the world, held by 13 people.

The surname Nanoq is most numerous in Greenland, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 4,027. Not including Greenland this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nanok801,391/
Nanog8040/
Nanoc8019/
Nanox801/
Nonoq801/
Namnok73248/
Nangok73101/
Nanouk7342/
Nanauq7337/
Nanoux7321/
Nanook738/
Nanoke734/
Nanaqu732/
Nanock732/
Nangog731/
Nagnok731/
Natnog731/
Namnog731/
Nangoc731/
Nanoug731/
Nagnoug675/
Nganouk671/
Ngangok671/
Naangok671/
Nganock671/
Nganhog671/
Nanaque671/
Nangock671/
Nanokht671/

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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 Nanoq
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