Nauak Surname
Approximately 104 people bear this surname
Nauak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 102 | 1:79,938 | 10,532 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
Nauak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nauak Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nauak (Oriya: ନାୟକ) occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nauak? popularity and diffusion
Nauak is the 1,806,862nd most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 98 percent of Nauak are found; 98 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 98 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.
The last name is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 102 people, or 1 in 79,938. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: East Sepik, where 99 percent live and Madang, where 1 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in India, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nauake | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nouak | 80 | 56 | / |
| Naeak | 80 | 39 | / |
| Naouk | 80 | 33 | / |
| Naujoaks | 77 | 1 | / |
| Naiyak | 73 | 111 | / |
| Naayak | 73 | 79 | / |
| Nouake | 73 | 23 | / |
| Nayeak | 73 | 21 | / |
| Nayoak | 73 | 15 | / |
| Nayiak | 73 | 15 | / |
| Nayaak | 73 | 13 | / |
| Nayyak | 73 | 6 | / |
| Najhak | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nouakh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nouaik | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nouhak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nahouk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gnouak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngouak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Naeack | 73 | 1 | / |
| Najyak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Naijak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nauagh | 73 | 0 | / |
| Naok | 67 | 788 | / |
| Najjakh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nahayak | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ngayyak | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngouack | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nayihak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naayyak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Najahak | 67 | 1 | / |
Nauak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nauak in the Oriya language | ||
| ନାୟକ | nayaka | - |
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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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- 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 Nauak
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