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
Kalanka (Bengali: কালঙ্ক, Hindi: कालंका, Marathi: कलंका, Oriya: କଳ) is more frequently found in Benin than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Kalánka. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalanka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,460,878th most frequent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. The surname Kalanka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 52 percent of Kalanka live; 43 percent live in West Africa and 31 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,171,416th most frequently used given name in the world. It is borne by 69 people.
The last name is most numerous in Benin, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 543,979. In Benin Kalanka is mostly concentrated in: Atakora Department, where 100 percent live. Beside Benin this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 16 percent live and Serbia, where 13 percent live.
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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