Cankaya Surname

555,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 573 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Cankaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cankaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2721:295,97630,536
Netherlands441:383,79941,363
Austria371:230,14727,778
England331:1,688,42669,999
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Belgium281:410,59442,948
Sweden271:364,69525,646
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Northern Cyprus101:31,9016,529
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
France21:33,211,361423,184
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

The alternate forms: Çankaya (24,278) are calculated separately.

Cankaya (33) may also be a first name.

Cankaya Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cankaya Come From? nationality or country of origin

Cankaya occurs most in Germany. It can also appear as: Çankaya. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cankaya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 555,669th most commonly used family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 12,718,230 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Cankaya reside; 70 percent reside in Western Europe and 69 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,807,719th most common forename worldwide. It is borne by 33 people.

The last name Cankaya is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 272 people, or 1 in 295,976. In Germany Cankaya is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 33 percent reside, Berlin, where 22 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 17 percent reside. Other than Germany this surname is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 8 percent reside and Austria, where 6 percent reside.

Cankaya Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cankaya last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cankaya earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 38.88% more than the national average, earning $59,927 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.76% less than the national average, earning $31,915 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Çankaya9524,278/
Chankaya9333/
Cankkaya9317/
Cankay92112/
Kankaya861,199/
Sankaya8625/
Chankay8619/
Cancaya862/
Camkaya862/
Jankaya861/
Zankaya861/
Cankayo861/
Cangkay861/
Canka833,009/
Canky8326/
Kangkaya8021/
Changkay804/
Sankhaya803/
Kankhaya801/
Jhankaya801/
Kankayau801/
Chancaya801/
Jankayau801/
Khankaya801/
Sankay77148/
Cancay77143/
Jankay7798/
Cankaj7787/
Cankai7738/
Cankoy7731/
Conkay7730/
Cangka7715/
Kankay779/
Kankaa775/
Gcanka772/
Zankaa771/
Caunka771/
Cankca771/
Cankey770/
Chaunkiya756/
Sahankaya752/
Jangkayat751/
Kangkhaya751/
Khangkaya751/
Sonkaya713,834/
Sangkay71811/
Kankiya71755/
Caincay71390/
Sankaye71279/
Khangkhaya71231/
Sankuya71190/
Sancaya71103/
Kankayi7176/
Kankoya7134/
Cankoja7130/
Kankeya7129/
Sankaay7129/
Chankai7128/
Cancoya7125/
Cangkoy7122/
Sankiya7113/
Kankaye7111/
Chankae7111/
Jankiya719/
Zainkay719/
Sankyya718/
Chonkay715/
Kankaja715/
Caungka714/
Sankeya713/
Sankayo713/
Kankuya712/
Kankaiy711/
Kankayy711/
Sankayy711/
Chankau711/
Konkaya711/
Čankaja711/
Cancayo711/
Cangcay711/
Chankey711/
Chankea711/
Jankhay711/
Kankayu711/
Kanka675,025/
Canca671,956/
Canki671,159/
Changkae67289/
Conka67171/
Kanky67140/
Kankaiah67107/
Sangkayo6788/
Saunkiya6740/
Caingcay6736/
Caingkoy6728/
Chankhai6726/
Changkai6716/
Sankaiah678/
Sankhaye676/
Sankhiya675/
Changkye675/
Canke674/
Zahankaa674/
Chankaji672/
Zaankaay672/
Sangkaia671/
Jhankiya671/
Conky671/
Kangkhay671/
Zounkaya671/
Qanka671/
Sangcaya671/
Djankaye671/
Changkau671/
Khankayi671/
Zankahai671/
Saankaay671/
Chankawe671/
Jangkaja671/
Kankayod671/

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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
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cankaya
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