Nanuck Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Nanuck Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nanuck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius611:21,2044,314
England291:1,921,31276,208
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France11:66,422,722504,397
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nanuck Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nanuck is most common in Mauritius. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nanuck? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,907,068th most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. The surname Nanuck occurs predominantly in Africa, where 65 percent of Nanuck reside; 65 percent reside in Southern Africa and 64 percent reside in Southern African Indian Ocean.

Nanuck is most frequent in Mauritius, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 21,204. In Mauritius Nanuck is most prevalent in: Pamplemousses District, where 89 percent reside, Port Louis District, where 7 percent reside and Flacq District, where 2 percent reside. Other than Mauritius this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 31 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nanhuck9253/
Nanuk91183/
Nannauck867/
Nanouk8342/
Nanuke836/
Nganuk833/
Nanhuk832/
Nanukh831/
Nannuk831/
Nahnuk831/
Nanuuk831/
Nanauk831/
Nanguk831/
Nganguk7710/
Nannukh774/
Nganouk771/
Nanok731,391/
Nanoc7319/
Nonuk735/
Nenuk735/
Nañuk734/
Nanukova7113/
Ngannouk712/
Ngaynouk711/
Ngonouck711/
Nanuková711/
Nannukhe711/
Nanauq6737/
Nannuq6729/
Nagnug6725/
Nanoux6721/
Nanook678/
Nonock672/
Ngounouck671/
Nanoug671/

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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
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  • 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 Nanuck
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