Canka Surname
Approximately 3,009 people bear this surname
Canka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2,729 | 1:281,079 | 15,994 |
| Albania | 230 | 1:12,670 | 2,333 |
| United States | 26 | 1:13,940,728 | 505,428 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Montenegro | 3 | 1:213,188 | 6,121 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
The alternate forms: Çanka (337) & Čanka (16) are calculated separately.
Canka (41,380) may also be a first name.
Canka Demographics
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Canka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Canka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Canka (Hindi: चंक) occurs most in India. It can also be found in the variant forms: Çanka or Čanka. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Canka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 147,202nd most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,421,916 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 91 percent of Canka live; 91 percent live in South Asia and 91 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 21,629th most numerous forename worldwide, held by 41,380 people.
The surname Canka is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 2,729 people, or 1 in 281,079. In India Canka is mostly found in: Tamil Nadu, where 98 percent are found, Gujarat, where 2 percent are found and Himachal Pradesh, where 0 percent are found. Without taking into account India this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Albania, where 8 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Canka Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Canka surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% registered with the political party.
Canka earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 35.09% more than the national average, earning $58,288 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Canka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Canka in the Hindi language | ||
| चंक | canka | - |
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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 Canka
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