Chanakya Surname

1,076,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Chanakya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chanakya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2061:3,723,618103,606
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chaanakya941/
Khanakya885/
Chanakiat82151/
Chanakiad8211/
Hanakaiya824/
Canakia809/
Canakiah7552/
Janakaiya711/
Canaquia6366/
Canakcıo6337/
Hanachia632/
Choonhakiat631/
Hannachia592/
Janacaiya591/
Zanaqiah501/

Chanakya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chanakya in the Bengali language
চানক্যcanakya-
Chanakya in the Hindi language
चाणक्यcanakya96.2
चनक्याcanakya2.53
चांडकcandaka1.27
Chanakya in the Marathi language
चाणक्यcanakya76.47
चाणाक्यcanakya5.88
चाणक्याcanakya5.88
चाणक्canak5.88
वनक्याvanakya2.94
चानक्याcanakya2.94
Chanakya in the Oriya language
ଚାଣକଯ୍canakay74.36
ଚାଣକcanaka17.95
ଚାଣକଯ୍ାଇଁcanakaya'im2.56
ଚାଣାକଯ୍ାcanakaya1.28
ଚଣକଯ୍canakay1.28

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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
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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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