Chanak Surname
Approximately 3,780 people bear this surname
Chanak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3,666 | 1:209,238 | 12,493 |
| United States | 30 | 1:12,081,964 | 463,456 |
| Iran | 26 | 1:2,953,174 | 90,148 |
| Poland | 11 | 1:3,455,341 | 126,214 |
| Bulgaria | 8 | 1:872,363 | 31,900 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Chanak (682) may also be a first name.
Chanak Demographics
Average Chanak Salary in
United States
$43,618 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Chanak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chanak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chanak (Bengali: চনক, Hindi: चनक, Marathi: चनाक, Oriya: ଚନକ) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chanak? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chanak is the 121,202nd most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,927,922 people. Chanak is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Chanak are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Chanak is also the 316,970th most frequent given name internationally. It is borne by 682 people.
The surname is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 3,666 people, or 1 in 209,238. In India Chanak is mostly concentrated in: West Bengal, where 99 percent reside, Delhi, where 0 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 0 percent reside. Barring India this last name exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Iran, where 1 percent reside.
Chanak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Chanak has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Chanak last name increased 3,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Chanak Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Chanak last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.56% registered with the political party.
Chanak earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.09% more than the national average, earning $43,618 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chanak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chanak in the Bengali language | ||
| চনক | canaka | - |
| Chanak in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚନକ | canaka | 80 |
| ଚାନକ | canaka | 10 |
| ଚାଣକ | canaka | 10 |
| Chanak in the Hindi language | ||
| चनक | canaka | 75 |
| चानक | canaka | 15 |
| चिनक | cinaka | 5 |
| चाणक | canaka | 5 |
| Chanak in the Marathi language | ||
| चनाक | canaka | 33.33 |
| चाणक | canaka | 25 |
| चनक | canaka | 16.67 |
| चानक | canaka | 16.67 |
| चाणाक | canaka | 8.33 |
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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 Chanak
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