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

Kanaka (Bengali: কনকা, Hindi: कनका, Marathi: कनका, Oriya: କନକ, Russian: Канака) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kanaka click here.

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

This last name is the 71,529^th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,055,860 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Kanaka reside; 93 percent reside in South Asia and 93 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 10,748^th most frequent given name on earth, borne by 94,148 people.

Kanaka is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 5,591 people, or 1 in 137,196. In India it is mostly found in: Telangana, where 69 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 24 percent reside and Tamil Nadu, where 3 percent reside. Aside from India this last name is found in 33 countries. It is also common in Sri Lanka, where 12 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside.

Kanaka Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Kanaka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kanaka surname rose 533 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kanaka Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kanaka last name is primarily Orthodox (43%) in Ukraine.

Kanaka earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.52% less than the national average, earning $33,000 USD per year.