Nanuk Surname
Approximately 183 people bear this surname
Nanuk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 87 | 1:93,721 | 12,528 |
| Indonesia | 46 | 1:2,874,982 | 163,265 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
The alternate forms: Nañuk (4) & Ñañuk (22) are calculated separately.
Nanuk (1,121) may also be a first name.
Nanuk Demographics
Average Nanuk Salary in
United States
$25,300 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nañuk | 93 | 4 | / |
| Nanuck | 91 | 95 | / |
| Nanouk | 91 | 42 | / |
| Nanuke | 91 | 6 | / |
| Nganuk | 91 | 3 | / |
| Nanhuk | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nanukh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nannuk | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nahnuk | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nanuuk | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nanauk | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nanguk | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ñañuk | 87 | 22 | / |
| Nanhuck | 83 | 53 | / |
| Nganguk | 83 | 10 | / |
| Nannukh | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nganouk | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nanok | 80 | 1,391 | / |
| Nonuk | 80 | 5 | / |
| Nenuk | 80 | 5 | / |
| Nanukova | 77 | 13 | / |
| Nannauck | 77 | 7 | / |
| Ngannouk | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ngaynouk | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nanuková | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nannukhe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nanauq | 73 | 37 | / |
| Nannuq | 73 | 29 | / |
| Nagnug | 73 | 25 | / |
| Nanoux | 73 | 21 | / |
| Nanook | 73 | 8 | / |
| Nanoug | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nagnoug | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nounouk | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nootnuk | 67 | 1 | / |
Nanuk Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nanuk in the Bengali language | ||
| নানুক | nanuka | - |
| Nanuk in the Oriya language | ||
| ନାନୁକ | nanuka | 80 |
| ନାନୁକରାମ | nanukarama | 20 |
| Nanuk in the Marathi language | ||
| नानुक | nanuka | 60.87 |
| ननुक | nanuka | 8.7 |
| नानूक | nanuka | 8.7 |
| ननूक | nanuka | 4.35 |
| नानु | nanu | 4.35 |
| नानाकू | nanaku | 4.35 |
| नाणूक | nanuka | 4.35 |
| नाणुक | nanuka | 4.35 |
| Nanuk in the Hindi language | ||
| ननुक | nanuka | 54.55 |
| नानुक | nanuka | 22.73 |
| ननूक | nanuka | 18.18 |
| नन्नुक | nannuka | 4.55 |
| Nanuk in the Russian language | ||
| Нанук | nanuk | - |
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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 Nanuk
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