Kalanka Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Kalanka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 19 | 1:543,979 | 34,804 |
| Slovakia | 10 | 1:533,645 | 60,629 |
| Serbia | 8 | 1:893,118 | 28,088 |
| Liberia | 7 | 1:629,791 | 27,063 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Kalánka (3) are calculated separately.
Kalanka (69) may also be a first name.
Kalanka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalanka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kalanka (Bengali: কালঙ্ক, Hindi: कालंका, Marathi: कलंका, Oriya: କଳ) occurs in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Kalánka. For other potential spellings of Kalanka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalanka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,460,878th most prevalent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 52 percent of Kalanka live; 43 percent live in West Africa and 31 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kalanka is also the 1,171,416th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 69 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 543,979. In Benin Kalanka is mostly concentrated in: Atakora Department, where 100 percent reside. Barring Benin Kalanka occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 16 percent reside and Serbia, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kalanka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kalanka in the Hindi language | ||
| कालंका | kalanka | - |
| Kalanka in the Marathi language | ||
| कलंका | kalanka | 87.5 |
| कालंका | kalanka | 12.5 |
| Kalanka in the Oriya language | ||
| କଳ | kala | 71.43 |
| କଳା | kala | 14.29 |
| କଲ | kala | 14.29 |
| Kalanka in the Bengali language | ||
| কালঙ্ক | kalanka | 50 |
| কলঙ্কমোহন | kalankamohana | 50 |
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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 Kalanka
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