Nokana Surname

833,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 331 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nokana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nokana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1831:296,05328,632
Lesotho1321:15,3983,354
Ivory Coast111:2,097,38537,425
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Nokana (81) may also be a first name.

Nokana Last Name Facts

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

Nokana (Oriya: େନାକାନା) is most common in South Africa. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nokana? popularity and diffusion

It is the 833,931st most commonly held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 22,016,755 people. Nokana is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Nokana live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Nokana is also the 1,068,082nd most commonly held first name globally, borne by 81 people.

The surname Nokana is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 183 people, or 1 in 296,053. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 40 percent live, North West, where 37 percent live and Gauteng, where 19 percent live. Excluding South Africa Nokana exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 40 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 3 percent live.

Nokana Last Name Statistics demography

Nokana earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.93% less than the national average, earning R 111,864 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngokana92279/
Nokkana9228/
Nokanga9225/
Nookana9210/
Nokanna921/
Nokaina921/
Nokanah921/
Nokhana921/
Noikana921/
Nockana920/
Noikanna86133/
Nookanah8698/
Nokhanga8641/
Noikanha864/
Nookanna861/
Ngokhana861/
Nokkanga861/
Ngoukana861/
Nakana834,409/
Nokane83609/
Nukana83330/
Nokani8387/
Nekana8364/
Nokena8322/
Nokona8316/
Nokano835/
Nocana833/
Nokanh832/
Nokanj831/
Notkani771,978/
Nakkana771,368/
Nakanga771,172/
Ngakana77618/
Nakaana77345/
Ngukana7790/
Nokhona7757/
Gnokane7752/
Nakaina7738/
Nakanna7735/
Nukanna7729/
Noukani7726/
Nakanai7722/
Nokhena7721/
Nukkana7715/
Naukana7713/
Nokhani7713/
Nokkani7712/
Naekana7712/
Nokoena7710/
Nhokane7710/
Nakhana779/
Nukanha778/
Nnakana777/
Noukane775/
Nukanga775/
Nekanai775/
Ngokani774/
Neekana773/
Nakanoa772/
Nakanha772/
Nekkana771/
Nokhane771/
Nakanah771/
Nakauna771/
Nakanau771/
Natkana771/
Noukona771/
Noucana771/
Nekanau771/
Nekanna771/
Ngokane771/
Ngokona771/
Naakana771/
Nhokano771/
Nocanga771/
Nokotna771/
Nakaïna771/
Nakaena771/
Nokaini771/
Nokatni771/
Nakahana71195/
Nakainga71137/
Nakaunga71135/
Nakkanga7187/
Nakaanga7167/
Nakkanna7164/
Nađkanas7146/
Nakkaana7119/
Nookhani7118/
Nootkani7112/
Nakhanat7110/
Nakanaiy717/
Ngokhani717/
Ngokouna716/
Ngakanga715/
Nakanaya713/
Nakhanah713/
Notkhani712/
Naukanna711/
Noodkani711/
Nokhaneh711/
Noukagne711/
Noukanho711/
Nothkani711/
Naqukana711/
Naakanga711/
Nnakkana711/
Ngokhane711/
Nakhanna711/
Nakano67338,643/
Nakane6736,838/
Nakani674,185/
Nukani67867/
Nacana67180/
Noqane67152/
Nokoni67109/
Nokone6733/
Nekena6730/
Noqani6728/
Nokony6712/
Nakany677/
Nocane675/
Nakanj674/
Nekano674/
Nukanh674/
Nokono674/
Necana674/
Nocona673/
Nekona673/
Nohkhaini673/
Nukane672/
Nukona672/
Nukano671/
Nnakkanga671/
Nakkhanat671/
Naskhanay671/

Nokana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nokana in the Oriya language
େନାକାନାenakana-

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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 Nokana
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