The Nana surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 428 people carried this name — #49,177 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 666,700 people counted. That is up 56% from 274 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 88 people named Nana live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 73 people named Nana live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Brussels-Capital.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 65 people named Nana.
Most of them — 45 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
55 people named Nana live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In the Nordic population registers
30 people named Nana is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
Who carried it
People named Nana,
with a public archive behind them.
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Ayşe Nana 1936–2014 · actor -
Ayşe Nana 1936–2014 · actor
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Ayşe Nana 1936–2014 · actor
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Ayşe Nana 1936–2014 · actor
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Matteo Nana 1974– · alpine skier
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Cyril Nana 1977– · rugby union player
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Nana.
- Najar 3,296 · U.S. census
- Naji 740 · U.S. census
- Nalbandian 798 · U.S. census
- Nalepa 816 · U.S. census
- Nam 6,244 · U.S. census
- Naman 347 · U.S. census
- Nancy 165 · U.S. census
- Nanni 932 · U.S. census
- Nannini 454 · U.S. census
- Napierala 541 · U.S. census
- Napoleon 2,624 · U.S. census
- Napoleone 292 · U.S. census
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