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 last name Canaka is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Canaka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Canaka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Canaka is the 1,907,068th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 79 percent of Canaka are found; 72 percent are found in South Asia and 72 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Canaka is also the 497,456th most commonly held forename at a global level. It is borne by 312 people.
The last name is most numerous 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 reside. Besides India Canaka is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 19 percent reside and Indonesia, where 7 percent reside.
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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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