Canker Surname

1,353,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Canker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Canker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1491:522,29129,341
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England41:13,929,515290,718
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Canker (30) may also be a first name.

Canker Last Name Facts

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

The surname Canker is held by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Canker click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Canker? popularity and diffusion

Canker is the 1,353,468th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 44,436,256 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 86 percent of Canker live; 85 percent live in West Asia and 85 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Canker is also the 1,911,214th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 30 people.

Canker is most widespread in Turkey, where it is held by 149 people, or 1 in 522,291. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Gaziantep Province, where 42 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 17 percent are found and Denizli Province, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Turkey Canker occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Canker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Canker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Canker last name declined 55 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Canker Last Name Statistics demography

Canker earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.14% less than the national average, earning $21,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Czanker9230/
Cangker9230/
Chanker925/
Cahanker86118/
Chankher8613/
Changker869/
Chhanker861/
Zanker833,519/
Sanker833,300/
Janker832,939/
Cancer831,368/
Conker83475/
Kanker8371/
Camker833/
Cankir833/
Cankır831/
Chhaunker806/
Cangkir77439/
Sangker7768/
Jancker7763/
Kahnker7736/
Jankerd7733/
Sankher7727/
Zankere7723/
Sajnker7718/
Chonker7718/
Zancker7717/
Jankert7716/
Chankre7713/
Kanåker7710/
Jhanker779/
Kankerd777/
Sainker776/
Janåker776/
Kankere776/
Cancher775/
Kankher775/
Camkerd774/
Zankert773/
Khanker773/
Sankear772/
Jankere772/
Jankeer771/
Saunker771/
Kainker771/
Conkier771/
Chankir771/
Sahnker771/
Zankeer771/
Cankyrt771/
Sancker771/
Caincer771/
Jannker771/
Zangker771/
Kanketr771/
Jainker770/
Keanker770/
Chhonker71129/
Kankeire7139/
Kankhetr717/
Chonkker716/
Kahanker714/
Zankheer713/
Chanquer713/
Jankheir712/
Sahanker711/
Choonker711/
Jhankeer711/
Kainkere711/
Chankhir711/
Chankoir711/
Kangkerd711/
Kangkere711/
Jonker6728,455/
Sonker673,898/
Çankir671,268/
Concer67367/
Zonker67257/
Cancre67217/
Jankir67157/
Kancer67115/
Konker6778/
Sankır6756/
Kankre6737/
Zankerová6717/
Sanqer6714/
Kankir679/
Camkir677/
Ccanquere675/
Jamker673/
Chhounker673/
Conqer672/
Sankir672/
Conkir671/
Changkire671/
Tchanquer671/
Kacenkere671/
Çankır671/
Cancir671/
Zancer670/

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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 Canker
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