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 found in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Canaka.
How Common Is The Last Name Canaka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Canaka is the 1,907,068th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. The surname is predominantly found 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. It is also the 497,456th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 312 people.
The surname is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 11,280,373. In India Canaka is most common in: Tamil Nadu, where 100 percent are found. Beside India Canaka is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 19 percent are found and Indonesia, where 7 percent are found.
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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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