Chanaka Surname
Approximately 9,361 people bear this surname
Chanaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 8,478 | 1:2,454 | 327 |
| Zimbabwe | 567 | 1:27,228 | 4,185 |
| Thailand | 112 | 1:630,700 | 106,838 |
| Indonesia | 85 | 1:1,555,873 | 103,724 |
| United States | 26 | 1:13,940,728 | 505,428 |
| Poland | 21 | 1:1,809,940 | 93,678 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Chanaka (58,094) may also be a first name.
Chanaka Demographics
Average Chanaka Salary in
United States
$53,739 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Chanaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chanaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chanaka (Bengali: চনকা, Hindi: चनका, Marathi: चनका, Oriya: ଚନକା, Russian: Чанака, Tibetan: ཅ་ན་ཀ་) occurs more in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chanaka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 54,357th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 778,501 people. The surname Chanaka occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Chanaka reside; 91 percent reside in South Asia and 91 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Chanaka is also the 16,287th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 58,094 people.
Chanaka is most frequently occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 8,478 people, or 1 in 2,454. Outside of Sri Lanka it is found in 27 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 6 percent are found and Thailand, where 1 percent are found.
Chanaka Last Name Statistics demography
Chanaka earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.54% more than the national average, earning $53,739 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chanaka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chanaka in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཅ་ན་ཀ་ | chanaka | - |
| Chanaka in the Bengali language | ||
| চনকা | canaka | - |
| Chanaka in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚନକା | canaka | - |
| Chanaka in the Marathi language | ||
| चनका | canaka | 88.89 |
| चाणका | canaka | 5.56 |
| चनाका | canaka | 2.78 |
| भोनकर | bhonakara | 2.78 |
| Chanaka in the Hindi language | ||
| चनका | canaka | 53.85 |
| चनाका | canaka | 46.15 |
| Chanaka in the Russian language | ||
| Чанака | canaka | - |
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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 Chanaka
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