Canakay Surname
Approximately 123 people bear this surname
Canakay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 85 | 1:915,546 | 42,769 |
| India | 38 | 1:20,185,931 | 296,209 |
Canakay (36) may also be a first name.
Canakay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Canakay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Canakay (Hindi: चानकया) is found most frequently in Turkey. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Canakay? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,628,521st most prevalent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Canakay reside; 63 percent reside in West Asia and 63 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 36 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is held by 85 people, or 1 in 915,546. In Turkey it is most common in: Canakkale Province, where 28 percent reside, Konya Province, where 24 percent reside and Ankara Province, where 13 percent reside. Barring Turkey Canakay exists in one country. It is also common in India, where 31 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Canakay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Canakay in the Hindi language | ||
| चानकया | canakaya | - |
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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 Canakay
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