Chanakya Surname
Approximately 230 people bear this surname
Chanakya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 206 | 1:3,723,618 | 103,606 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
Chanakya (3,863) may also be a first name.
Chanakya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chanakya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chanakya (Bengali: চানক্য, Hindi: चाणक्य, Marathi: चाणक्य, Oriya: ଚାଣକଯ୍) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chanakya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,076,574th most commonly held surname globally, held by around 1 in 31,684,982 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Chanakya reside; 90 percent reside in South Asia and 90 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Chanakya is also the 112,965th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 3,863 people.
It is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 206 people, or 1 in 3,723,618. In India Chanakya is mostly found in: Telangana, where 26 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 24 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 14 percent reside. Beside India it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 4 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chanakya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chanakya in the Bengali language | ||
| চানক্য | canakya | - |
| Chanakya in the Hindi language | ||
| चाणक्य | canakya | 96.2 |
| चनक्या | canakya | 2.53 |
| चांडक | candaka | 1.27 |
| Chanakya in the Marathi language | ||
| चाणक्य | canakya | 76.47 |
| चाणाक्य | canakya | 5.88 |
| चाणक्या | canakya | 5.88 |
| चाणक् | canak | 5.88 |
| वनक्या | vanakya | 2.94 |
| चानक्या | canakya | 2.94 |
| Chanakya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚାଣକଯ୍ | canakay | 74.36 |
| ଚାଣକ | canaka | 17.95 |
| ଚାଣକଯ୍ାଇଁ | canakaya'im | 2.56 |
| ଚାଣାକଯ୍ା | canakaya | 1.28 |
| ଚଣକଯ୍ | canakay | 1.28 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chanakya
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