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
Canka Political Affiliation
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Canka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Canka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Canka (Hindi: चंक) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Çanka or Čanka. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Canka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 147,202nd most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,421,916 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Canka reside; 91 percent reside in South Asia and 91 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Canka is also the 21,629th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 41,380 people.
The surname Canka is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 2,729 people, or 1 in 281,079. In India Canka is primarily found in: Tamil Nadu, where 98 percent live, Gujarat, where 2 percent live and Himachal Pradesh, where 0 percent live. Barring India it is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Albania, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Canka Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Canka surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% being registered with the 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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