Nanua Surname

693,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 426 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Nanua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nanua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea901:90,59712,060
French Polynesia611:4,6031,039
India541:14,204,914239,375
Canada421:877,27667,671
Thailand391:1,811,240225,763
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
England271:2,063,63279,942
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Kenya151:3,078,66038,128
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Cook Islands71:2,597656
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Nanua (1,759) may also be a first name.

Nanua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nanua (Georgian: ნანუა, Hindi: ननुआ, Marathi: ननुआ, Oriya: ନନୁଆ) is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Nanua.

How Common Is The Last Name Nanua? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nanua is the 693,669th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,106,915 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 42 percent of Nanua are found; 37 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 21 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Nanua is also the 182,573rd most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 1,759 people.

Nanua is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 90 people, or 1 in 90,597. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Madang, where 21 percent live, West New Britain, where 21 percent live and Bougainville, where 17 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 20 countries. It is also common in French Polynesia, where 14 percent live and India, where 13 percent live.

Nanua Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Nanua are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the political party.

The amount Nanua earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 31.49% less than the national average, earning $29,562 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.32% more than the national average, earning $54,311 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nanuea91208/
Nanhua9112/
Nannua917/
Nganua915/
Nanuoa915/
Nanuah914/
Nanuae912/
Natnua912/
Namnua911/
Nanuad911/
Nahnua911/
Nanuat911/
Nainua911/
Natnuea83300/
Namnuea83143/
Namnuad8320/
Namnuat8315/
Nasnuah8311/
Namnuae834/
Namnhua831/
Nanba8046,524/
Nanwa80258/
Nanva8030/
Nanuo8019/
Nonua809/
Nahnouha779/
Nathnuea771/
Nanvou73206/
Nanbou7391/
Nanwou7375/
Nonuea7365/
Naumba7354/
Ngonua7348/
Nanwai7338/
Nnanwa7338/
Nanvat7333/
Nainwa7328/
Nanuho7321/
Nanbai7320/
Nanway7317/
Nanwah7317/
Gnanwa7314/
Nannwa7314/
Nanvad737/
Nanbha735/
Nhanwa735/
Naumwa734/
Nganuo733/
Gnanva732/
Noonua732/
Nanvas732/
Nanwaz732/
Nanvap731/
Nnanba731/
Nanvai731/
Nasnva731/
Nhenua731/
Nanveu731/
Nanwaa731/
Nanmba731/
Nainba731/
Nanbaï731/
Naunva731/
Nganva731/
Nganwou6757/
Nainwad6752/
Gnanvou6728/
Nanbhai673/
Nnanwah673/
Noinuay671/
Naanbah671/
Ngainwa671/
Nahanwa671/
Nanhvou671/
Noinuea671/
Nongnua671/
Nganvai671/
Nhanhwa671/
Nainway671/
Hnanwaz671/

Nanua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nanua in the Georgian language
ნანუაnanua-
Nanua in the Oriya language
ନନୁଆnanu'a-
Nanua in the Marathi language
ननुआnanu'a-
Nanua in the Hindi language
ननुआnanu'a94.74
ननूआnanu'a3.91
नानुआnanu'a1.21

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nanua
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