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Where Does The Last Name Kanak Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Kanak (Bengali: কনক, Hindi: कनक, Marathi: कनक, Oriya: କନକ, Russian: Канак, Tibetan: ཀར་ནགས་) is carried by more people in Bangladesh than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Kanák or Kaňák. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kanak.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanak? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 44,840^th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 629,159 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 84 percent of Kanak reside; 71 percent reside in South Asia and 56 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Kanak is also the 6,913^th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 151,820 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 6,489 people, or 1 in 24,558. Outside of Bangladesh this last name occurs in 47 countries. It is also common in India, where 15 percent reside and Turkey, where 12 percent reside.

Kanak Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Kanak has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kanak last name expanded 2,076 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kanak Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (38%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kanak last name are 35.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 82.24% registered with the party.

The amount Kanak earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.79% more than the national average, earning $46,077 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.19% less than the national average, earning $45,116 CAD per year.