Nayake Surname
Approximately 156 people bear this surname
Nayake Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 141 | 1:5,440,180 | 132,298 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
The alternate forms: Nayaké (1) are calculated separately.
Nayake (144) may also be a first name.
Nayake Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nayake Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nayake (Hindi: नायके, Marathi: नायके, Oriya: ନାୟେକ, Russian: Наякэ) is found most in India. It may occur in the variant forms: Nayaké. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nayake.
How Common Is The Last Name Nayake? popularity and diffusion
Nayake is the 1,398,030th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. Nayake occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Nayake live; 91 percent live in South Asia and 91 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 769,375th most common first name globally, held by 144 people.
It is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 141 people, or 1 in 5,440,180. In India Nayake is most prevalent in: Jharkhand, where 35 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 23 percent are found and West Bengal, where 13 percent are found. Apart from India this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent are found and Cameroon, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nayake Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nayake in the Hindi language | ||
| नायके | nayake | - |
| Nayake in the Marathi language | ||
| नायके | nayake | 96 |
| नायकेाबाई | nayakeaba'i | 4 |
| Nayake in the Oriya language | ||
| ନାୟେକ | nayeka | 66.67 |
| ନାୟକ | nayaka | 33.33 |
| Nayake in the Russian language | ||
| Наякэ | naake | - |
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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 Nayake
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