Nanyak Surname
Approximately 368 people bear this surname
Nanyak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 355 | 1:498,994 | 24,920 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nanyak (530) may also be a first name.
Nanyak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nanyak Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nanyak (Russian: Наняк) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nanyak? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 772,238th most frequently held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 19,803,114 people. The surname Nanyak occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Nanyak live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nanyak is also the 366,410th most commonly held forename worldwide, borne by 530 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 355 people, or 1 in 498,994. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Plateau, where 80 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 4 percent reside and Rivers, where 3 percent reside. Beside Nigeria Nanyak occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent reside and Russia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nainyak | 92 | 7 | / |
| Nganyak | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nanyake | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nanyack | 92 | 1 | / |
| Naniak | 83 | 106 | / |
| Nanyok | 83 | 15 | / |
| Nonyak | 83 | 15 | / |
| Nanyac | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nganyok | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nanyock | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nanhack | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nonyake | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nounyak | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nganiak | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nanijak | 77 | 1 | / |
| Naagnaik | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nagnag | 67 | 19 | / |
| Nonjak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nagnok | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nonyhakhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nasienniak | 63 | 46 | / |
| Ngonyok | 62 | 14 | / |
| Nanayog | 62 | 8 | / |
| Nganyog | 62 | 5 | / |
| Nounyag | 62 | 2 | / |
| Nonjake | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ngonyac | 62 | 1 | / |
| Noniake | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nanjokhe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nañac | 55 | 4 | / |
| Nañacc | 50 | 6 | / |
| Namjag | 50 | 1 | / |
| Nonjok | 50 | 1 | / |
Nanyak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nanyak in the Russian language | ||
| Наняк | nanak | - |
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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 Nanyak
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