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

The surname Nanuka (Georgian: ნანუკა, Hindi: ननुका, Marathi: नानुका, Oriya: ନାନୁକା, Russian: Нанука, Tibetan: ན་ནུ་ཀ་) is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nanuka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,527,735th most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 53,584,896 people. The last name Nanuka occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 71 percent of Nanuka reside; 71 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 71 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Nanuka is also the 349,457th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 575 people.

Nanuka is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 97 people, or 1 in 84,059. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Central, where 46 percent are found, Bougainville, where 30 percent are found and Western, where 13 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 15 percent are found and Georgia, where 11 percent are found.

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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