Nauana Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

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

Nauana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nauana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432

Nauana (722) may also be a first name.

Nauana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nauana is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nauana? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nauana is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 67 percent of Nauana are found; 67 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 67 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Nauana is also the 307,094th most numerous forename in the world, held by 722 people.

The last name Nauana is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea Nauana is mostly found in: Bougainville, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 17 percent live and Mozambique, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngauana921/
Nauhanna861/
Nueana83265/
Naouna8365/
Nuhana8321/
Neuana832/
Nouana832/
Nauane831/
Naaona831/
Ngouana772,150/
Naiyana77573/
Naayana7754/
Nujiana7739/
Nouanga7736/
Hnauane7716/
Nugiana7713/
Nahouna778/
Nuijana777/
Nauanny775/
Nagiana775/
Nayaana773/
Nuhiana772/
Nauhany772/
Nouanna772/
Nauanes771/
Nuhanai771/
Nauhane771/
Nayeana771/
Naounna771/
Nouhana771/
Nauhani771/
Najaana771/
Najhana771/
Nahgana771/
Nuhaana771/
Naona73107/
Noana73103/
Ngouanga71131/
Naiyanat714/
Naajaana713/
Naaihana711/
N'Gouana711/
N'Ouanna711/
Ngouanea711/
Ngouanai711/
Ngouanah711/
Ngouan'a711/
Nayianas711/
Najouani711/
Najjanga711/
Nojahana711/
Naayanna711/
Naayanaa711/
Naaiyana711/
Nouane67277/
Nuhani67247/
Nayona67230/
Naonai67156/
Naouni67145/
Nnaona67144/
Noanea67128/
Ngoana67105/
Nohana6779/
Nouany6771/
Naeona6740/
Noanoa6729/
Nahona6718/
Nooana6714/
Naauni679/
Naouny679/
Najona678/
Naoune677/
Nouanh674/
Nnoana672/
Naonah672/
Nayyangau671/
Ngouainga671/
N'Gouanga671/
Nueano671/
Naonas671/
Nyeana671/
Naeani671/
Nuhano671/
Naonay671/

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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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  • 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 Nauana
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