Nanuk Surname

1,257,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 183 people bear this surname

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

Nanuk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nanuk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea871:93,72112,528
Indonesia461:2,874,982163,265
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
India61:127,844,230863,365
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

The alternate forms: Nañuk (4) & Ñañuk (22) are calculated separately.

Nanuk (1,121) may also be a first name.

Nanuk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nanuk (Bengali: নানুক, Hindi: ननुक, Marathi: नानुक, Oriya: ନାନୁକ, Russian: Нанук) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Nañuk or Ñañuk. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nanuk? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,257,535th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 39,822,655 people. The last name Nanuk is primarily found in Oceania, where 48 percent of Nanuk are found; 48 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 48 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 238,131st most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 1,121 people.

Nanuk is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 87 people, or 1 in 93,721. In Papua New Guinea Nanuk is mostly found in: East New Britain, where 61 percent live, Madang, where 15 percent live and Western, where 15 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Nanuk Last Name Statistics demography

Nanuk earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 41.37% less than the national average, earning $25,300 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nañuk934/
Nanuck9195/
Nanouk9142/
Nanuke916/
Nganuk913/
Nanhuk912/
Nanukh911/
Nannuk911/
Nahnuk911/
Nanuuk911/
Nanauk911/
Nanguk911/
Ñañuk8722/
Nanhuck8353/
Nganguk8310/
Nannukh834/
Nganouk831/
Nanok801,391/
Nonuk805/
Nenuk805/
Nanukova7713/
Nannauck777/
Ngannouk772/
Ngaynouk771/
Nanuková771/
Nannukhe771/
Nanauq7337/
Nannuq7329/
Nagnug7325/
Nanoux7321/
Nanook738/
Nanoug731/
Nagnoug675/
Nounouk673/
Nootnuk671/

Nanuk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nanuk in the Bengali language
নানুকnanuka-
Nanuk in the Oriya language
ନାନୁକnanuka80
ନାନୁକରାମnanukarama20
Nanuk in the Marathi language
नानुकnanuka60.87
ननुकnanuka8.7
नानूकnanuka8.7
ननूकnanuka4.35
नानुnanu4.35
नानाकूnanaku4.35
नाणूकnanuka4.35
नाणुकnanuka4.35
Nanuk in the Hindi language
ननुकnanuka54.55
नानुकnanuka22.73
ननूकnanuka18.18
नन्नुकnannuka4.55
Nanuk in the Russian language
Нанукnanuk-

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