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

The surname Kanak (Bengali: কনক, Hindi: कनक, Marathi: कनक, Oriya: କନକ, Russian: Канак, Tibetan: ཀར་ནགས་) is most common in Bangladesh. It can occur in the variant forms: Kanák or Kaňák. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

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

The surname Kanak is the 44,840^th most numerous surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 629,159 people. Kanak is predominantly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Kanak live; 71 percent live in South Asia and 56 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Kanak is also the 6,913^th most frequent forename globally It is held by 151,820 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 6,489 people, or 1 in 24,558. Excluding Bangladesh this last name is found in 47 countries. It is also found in India, where 15 percent are found and Turkey, where 12 percent are found.

Kanak Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Kanak has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kanak last name increased 2,076 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kanak Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those holding the Kanak surname are 35.47% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 82.24% being registered with the political 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.