Nukana Surname

835,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 330 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Nukana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nukana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2541:3,019,94290,331
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nukana (50) may also be a first name.

Nukana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nukana (Oriya: ନୁକାନା) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nukana.

How Common Is The Last Name Nukana? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 835,661st most common surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 22,083,472 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 77 percent of Nukana reside; 77 percent reside in South Asia and 77 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,412,538th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 50 people.

This last name is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 254 people, or 1 in 3,019,942. In India Nukana is primarily concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 70 percent live, Odisha, where 20 percent live and Telangana, where 9 percent live. Barring India this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 19 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngukana9290/
Nukanna9229/
Nukkana9215/
Naukana9213/
Nukanha928/
Nukanga925/
Naukanna861/
Ngoukana861/
Nukani83867/
Nokana83331/
Nikana8314/
Nukanh834/
Nukona832/
Nukane832/
Nukano831/
Nutkani7769/
Nokkana7728/
Noukani7726/
Nikaina7721/
Nukango7717/
Nookana7710/
Naukane7710/
Noukane775/
Nikanah775/
Nukkani775/
Nukaini775/
Nukaner774/
Nukangi773/
Nikanai773/
Nhikana771/
Ngukano771/
Nukanui771/
Noucana771/
Noukona771/
Nokhana771/
Nokaina771/
Naukano771/
Ngukani771/
Nokanna771/
Nikeana771/
Naukani771/
Niquana770/
Nockana770/
Nookanah7198/
Nikanaha711/
Noukanho711/
Noukagne711/
Nookanna711/
Nokane67609/
Nokani6787/
Nikano6771/
Nokona6716/
Nicana6714/
Nikona676/
Nokano675/
Nocana673/
Nukone671/
Nucane671/
Nuchkanit671/
Nikena671/
Nokanj671/

Nukana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nukana in the Oriya language
ନୁକାନାnukana86.36
ନୂକାନାnukana4.55
ନୁକାନାପିତାnukanapita2.27
ନୁକନାnukana2.27
େନୗକାନାenakana2.27
ଗୁନାମାgunama2.27

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nukana
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