Canaka Surname
Approximately 95 people bear this surname
Canaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 68 | 1:11,280,373 | 208,492 |
| Uganda | 18 | 1:2,168,849 | 67,754 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Canaka (312) may also be a first name.
Canaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Canaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Canaka occurs most in India. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Canaka? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,907,068th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. Canaka is predominantly found in Asia, where 79 percent of Canaka live; 72 percent live in South Asia and 72 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 497,456th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 312 people.
This surname is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 11,280,373. In India it is most common in: Tamil Nadu, where 100 percent live. Barring India this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 19 percent live and Indonesia, where 7 percent live.
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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 Canaka
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