Cankaj Surname
Approximately 87 people bear this surname
Cankaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 79 | 1:36,887 | 5,376 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Cankaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cankaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cankaj is carried by more people in Albania than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cankaj? popularity and diffusion
The surname Cankaj is the 2,007,164th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Cankaj are found; 97 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 91 percent are found in Albano-Europe.
It is most widespread in Albania, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 36,887. In Albania it is primarily concentrated in: Berat County, where 43 percent reside, Elbasan County, where 22 percent reside and Korçë County, where 15 percent reside. Not including Albania Cankaj exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 6 percent reside and England, where 2 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
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- 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
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