Kanaka Surname
Approximately 6,902 people bear this surname
Kanaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 5,591 | 1:137,196 | 8,767 |
| Sri Lanka | 804 | 1:25,881 | 3,346 |
| Papua New Guinea | 146 | 1:55,847 | 7,111 |
| Japan | 79 | 1:1,618,282 | 25,235 |
| Ukraine | 76 | 1:598,983 | 65,662 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Greece | 28 | 1:395,707 | 52,747 |
| Indonesia | 25 | 1:5,289,968 | 246,176 |
| United States | 16 | 1:22,653,683 | 662,747 |
| Liberia | 13 | 1:339,118 | 18,650 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Benin | 10 | 1:1,033,560 | 48,353 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Kanaka (94,148) may also be a first name.
Kanaka Demographics
Kanaka Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Kanaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanaka (Bengali: কনকা, Hindi: कनका, Marathi: कनका, Oriya: କନକ, Russian: Канака) occurs most in India. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Kanaka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanaka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 71,529th most commonly used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,055,860 people. The last name occurs mostly 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 10,748th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 94,148 people.
The surname Kanaka is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 5,591 people, or 1 in 137,196. In India Kanaka is most prevalent in: Telangana, where 69 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 24 percent are found and Tamil Nadu, where 3 percent are found. Not including India it exists in 33 countries. It also occurs in Sri Lanka, where 12 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found.
Kanaka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kanaka has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 533 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kanaka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kanaka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanaka in the Hindi language | ||
| कनका | kanaka | 98.72 |
| कानका | kanaka | 0.75 |
| कनाका | kanaka | 0.38 |
| कनक | kanaka | 0.08 |
| पंखु | pankhu | 0.08 |
| Kanaka in the Bengali language | ||
| কনকা | kanaka | 97.22 |
| কণকা | kanaka | 2.78 |
| Kanaka in the Marathi language | ||
| कनका | kanaka | 81.82 |
| कणका | kanaka | 8.08 |
| कनक | kanaka | 3.03 |
| कनाका | kanaka | 2.02 |
| काणका | kanaka | 1.52 |
| कानका | kanaka | 1.01 |
| कानाका | kanaka | 0.51 |
| कणाका | kanaka | 0.51 |
| Kanaka in the Oriya language | ||
| କନକ | kanaka | 74.97 |
| କାନକା | kanaka | 6.9 |
| କନକା | kanaka | 6.28 |
| କାନାକା | kanaka | 4.33 |
| କନକଲତା | kanakalata | 2.68 |
| କଞକା | kanaka | 0.72 |
| କନକମ | kanakama | 0.41 |
| କଞାକା | kanaka | 0.41 |
| କାନକ | kanaka | 0.21 |
| କାଞକା | kanaka | 0.21 |
| କାନକାା | kanakaa | 0.21 |
| କନାକା | kanaka | 0.1 |
| ବନଳ | banala | 0.1 |
| କନଦ | kanada | 0.1 |
| କେନକ | kenaka | 0.1 |
| ପୁକାନାକା | pukanaka | 0.1 |
| କନକାରୀ | kanakari | 0.1 |
| କାନାନା | kanana | 0.1 |
| କାଞାକା | kanaka | 0.1 |
| ପଧାନ | padhana | 0.1 |
| େଜନା | ejana | 0.1 |
| ନାଏକ | na'eka | 0.1 |
| କନକଚା | kanakaca | 0.1 |
| Kanaka in the Russian language | ||
| Канака | kanaka | - |
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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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- 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 Kanaka
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