Unaka Surname

585,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 534 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Unaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Unaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2901:610,83729,086
India1911:4,016,049108,912
United States331:10,983,604436,696
England131:4,286,005132,302
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Unaka (257) may also be a first name.

Unaka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Unaka (Hindi: उनका, Marathi: उनका, Oriya: ଉନକା) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Unaka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Unaka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 585,898th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 13,647,090 people. The surname Unaka is mostly found in Africa, where 55 percent of Unaka live; 54 percent live in West Africa and 54 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Unaka is also the 555,528th most commonly occurring forename at a global level. It is borne by 257 people.

Unaka is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 290 people, or 1 in 610,837. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Lagos, where 37 percent reside, Enugu, where 10 percent reside and Delta, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in India, where 36 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Unaka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Unaka surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Unaka earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.57% more than the national average, earning $45,986 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uenaka91871/
Aunaka91404/
Unhaka91376/
Gunaka91133/
Unakay9192/
Unakah9132/
Unakau9114/
Hunaka916/
Unnaka915/
Ungaka913/
Ounaka911/
Umnaka911/
Aunhaka835/
Gunakka833/
Unahaka833/
Unaukat832/
Ounhaka832/
Hunacka831/
Gaunaka831/
Gunaaka831/
Gunakha831/
Gunnaka831/
Gunacka831/
Ungakai831/
Aumnaka831/
Haunaka830/
Onaka804,306/
Inaka80821/
Unoka80444/
Unaca80267/
Unako8034/
Uneka8033/
Unake8033/
Unaki807/
Unnadkat7744/
Gunnakka7739/
Gunakaya7737/
Aunahaka775/
Hounakai771/
Gounakka771/
Ounahaka771/
Gunaki731,593/
Jinaka73752/
Gunake73429/
Onaika73210/
Gunaca7346/
Onakau7327/
Inakai7321/
Unaike7319/
Hinaka7318/
Inakay7315/
Auneka7314/
Unokah7314/
Innaka7313/
Unakis7311/
Ienaka739/
Hunake738/
Unhake737/
Unakhe737/
Inakah736/
Oonaka734/
Aunaki734/
Oneaka734/
Unnaca734/
Ungaki733/
Onayka733/
Unacah733/
Unacai733/
Unacay733/
Hunaca733/
Euneka732/
Huneka732/
Honaka732/
Unuoka732/
Onauka732/
Onakoa732/
Onacka732/
Hunaki731/
Gunako731/
Ugnake731/
Unakiy731/
Unnake731/
Unakyo731/
Unakje731/
Aunoka731/
Eunaki731/
Hounake67860/
Jinnaka6790/
Honnaka6765/
Hinakay6758/
Hinakai6748/
Gounaki6740/
Hueneka6722/
Honakaa6717/
Honakai6712/
Gaunaca676/
Hounako676/
Usnakki674/
Ungokai674/
Hunacad673/
Unadket672/
Unaukhe672/
Gounako672/
Innakha672/
Jinaaka671/
Jinakka671/
Hunaker671/
Gaunake671/
Gaunaki671/
Gunakhi671/
Gunakke671/
Gunakki671/
Ounaike671/
Unaachi671/
Hounaki671/
Unacaay671/
Unacaph671/
Onaukah671/
Oonhaka671/
Uhnatko671/
Jinakaj671/

Unaka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Unaka in the Hindi language
उनकाunaka-
Unaka in the Marathi language
उनकाunaka-
Unaka in the Oriya language
ଉନକାunaka66.67
ଉଁଅକାumaka33.33

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Unaka
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis