Nanuka Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

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

Nanuka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nanuka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea971:84,05911,132
Uganda211:1,859,01362,128
Georgia151:249,70313,078
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nanuka (575) may also be a first name.

Nanuka Last Name Facts

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

Nanuka (Georgian: ნანუკა, Hindi: ननुका, Marathi: नानुका, Oriya: ନାନୁକା, Russian: Нанука, Tibetan: ན་ནུ་ཀ་) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nanuka? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,527,735th most common surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 53,584,896 people. The last name Nanuka is mostly found in Oceania, where 71 percent of Nanuka live; 71 percent live in Oceania Islands and 71 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Nanuka is also the 349,457th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 575 people.

The surname Nanuka is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 97 people, or 1 in 84,059. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Central, where 46 percent reside, Bougainville, where 30 percent reside and Western, where 13 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 15 percent reside and Georgia, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nanguka92707/
Nganuka92122/
Nanouka926/
Nanauka926/
Nnanuka924/
Namnuka921/
Nannauka8698/
Nanoukas8623/
Namnauka866/
Namnukha861/
Nannouka861/
Nanoka83118/
Nanika83104/
Nanuko8361/
Nanuca8329/
Nonuka8321/
Nenuka8311/
Nanuke836/
Nanuki836/
Nanuky833/
Nanuqa831/
Nainoka779/
Nanikai777/
Nainika774/
Nannika773/
Nanuuko773/
Nonouka772/
Nanokha772/
Nanukhi771/
Nanguko771/
Nonguka771/
Neenuka771/
Nnanoka771/
Nanukiy771/
Nanukho771/
Nanoukahah7510/
Nanouski7165/
Nannukho7119/
Nanusker716/
Nnaenika713/
Nhanguca711/
Nanoukou711/
Nanhouko711/
Nounouka711/
Nanukoth711/
Nannukhe711/
Nonika6765/
Nonoka6763/
Nanica6758/
Naniko6754/
Nanoko6721/
Nanoki677/
Nonuca676/
Nanoca675/
Ngounouka674/
Nanoke674/
Nannoukou671/

Nanuka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nanuka in the Georgian language
ნანუკაnanuka-
Nanuka in the Tibetan language
ན་ནུ་ཀ་nanuka-
Nanuka in the Oriya language
ନାନୁକାnanuka-
Nanuka in the Hindi language
ननुकाnanuka86.3
ननूकाnanuka8.22
नानूकाnanuka2.74
नानुकाnanuka2.74
Nanuka in the Marathi language
नानुकाnanuka60
नाणूकाnanuka20
ननुकाnanuka20
Nanuka in the Russian language
Нанукаnanuka-

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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 Nanuka
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