Chanuka Surname
Approximately 1,558 people bear this surname
Chanuka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 1,096 | 1:18,986 | 2,610 |
| Tanzania | 426 | 1:124,276 | 11,742 |
| Zimbabwe | 31 | 1:498,008 | 41,116 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Chanuka (8,855) may also be a first name.
Chanuka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chanuka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chanuka (Bengali: চানুকা, Hindi: चंूका, Oriya: ଚନୁକା) occurs more in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Chanuka.
How Common Is The Last Name Chanuka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chanuka is the 253,664th most common surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 4,677,501 people. The surname Chanuka occurs predominantly in Asia, where 71 percent of Chanuka live; 70 percent live in South Asia and 70 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 66,428th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 8,855 people.
It is most commonly held in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 1,096 people, or 1 in 18,986. Beside Sri Lanka Chanuka is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 27 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chanuka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chanuka in the Bengali language | ||
| চানুকা | canuka | - |
| Chanuka in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚନୁକା | canuka | - |
| Chanuka in the Hindi language | ||
| चंूका | camuka | 76 |
| चूंका | cunka | 12 |
| चँूका | camuka | 6 |
| चुंका | cunka | 4 |
| चनुका | canuka | 2 |
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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 Chanuka
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