Unanka Surname

501,369th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 656 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Unanka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Unanka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6251:283,42816,002
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
England31:18,572,686338,250
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896

Unanka (21) may also be a first name.

Unanka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Unanka is found most in Nigeria. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Unanka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Unanka is the 501,369th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 11,109,064 people. The last name Unanka occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Unanka live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Unanka is also the 2,368,944th most frequent first name in the world, held by 21 people.

The last name Unanka is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 625 people, or 1 in 283,428. In Nigeria Unanka is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 28 percent live, Rivers, where 20 percent live and Abia, where 16 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and Spain, where 1 percent live.

Unanka Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Unanka earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 14.88% less than the national average, earning R 202,284 per year and in United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gunanka921/
Unnanka921/
Unannka921/
Unnankat86435/
Unnankad867/
Unnankas861/
Unanke832/
Unanko831/
Onanka831/
Ounnankad8015/
Aunnankat8011/
Aunnankad807/
Unnangkat805/
Ounnankat804/
Husnankha801/
Onankoa7728/
Inangka775/
Onaunka771/
Ounnnankad751/
Hounanke711/
Uinongka711/
Aunamkat711/
Onanko67314/
Inanca6719/
Hounnanko6710/
Ononka673/
Uhnatenko672/
Inanko672/
Unonke671/
Inonka671/
Hounnankou631/
Onankoy6248/
Inhanca626/
Onounka623/
Unanchi622/
Inainko621/
Hinankou571/
Onanco502/
Ononko502/
Inanco502/
Uñonca502/

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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
  • 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 Unanka
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