Nouka Surname
Approximately 259 people bear this surname
Nouka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 141 | 1:147,298 | 16,269 |
| Greece | 64 | 1:173,122 | 27,971 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Niger | 10 | 1:1,919,202 | 37,248 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Ivory Coast | 9 | 1:2,563,470 | 41,100 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Nouka (164) may also be a first name.
Nouka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nouka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nouka (Arabic: نوقا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﻴﻮﻛﻪ, Hindi: नौका, Marathi: नौका, Oriya: େନୗକା) is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nouka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 990,978th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 28,137,243 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Nouka reside; 47 percent reside in Central Africa and 47 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 715,247th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 164 people.
It is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 141 people, or 1 in 147,298. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Centre Region, where 49 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 26 percent reside and West Region, where 9 percent reside. Other than Cameroon Nouka is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 25 percent reside and Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nouka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nouka in the Hindi language | ||
| नौका | nauka | - |
| Nouka in the Oriya language | ||
| େନୗକା | enaka | - |
| Nouka in the Marathi language | ||
| नौका | nauka | - |
| Nouka in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻧﻴﻮﻛﻪ | anywkh | 25 |
| ﺍﻟﻨﻮﻛﻪ | alnwkh | 25 |
| ﺍﻟﻨﻮﻛﺔ | alnwkt | 25 |
| ﺍﻟﻨﻮﻙ | alnwk | 25 |
| Nouka in the Arabic language | ||
| نوقا | nwqa | - |
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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 Nouka
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