Kanakas Surname
Approximately 133 people bear this surname
Kanakas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 103 | 1:107,571 | 18,087 |
| Cyprus | 14 | 1:63,205 | 6,078 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kanakas (80) may also be a first name.
Kanakas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanakas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanakas (Marathi: कनकस) is held by more people in Greece than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanakas? popularity and diffusion
Kanakas is the 1,551,568th most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. The surname Kanakas occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Kanakas are found; 88 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 88 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 1,075,395th most frequently used forename in the world It is held by 80 people.
Kanakas is most widespread in Greece, where it is borne by 103 people, or 1 in 107,571. In Greece it is most common in: Central Macedonia, where 83 percent are found, South Aegean, where 14 percent are found and Attica, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Greece it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Cyprus, where 11 percent are found and India, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanakash | 93 | 6 | / |
| Gkanakas | 93 | 4 | / |
| Khanakas | 93 | 2 | / |
| Kainakas | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kanakos | 86 | 70 | / |
| Konakas | 86 | 15 | / |
| Canakas | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kainauskas | 82 | 32 | / |
| Kanakose | 80 | 157 | / |
| Kounakas | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kanogkas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanakosh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanakoshe | 75 | 187 | / |
| Kauneckas | 75 | 106 | / |
| Kanakache | 75 | 4 | / |
| Canacas | 71 | 32 | / |
| Konakos | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kenacas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Canakos | 71 | 1 | / |
| Konokas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gkenakos | 67 | 4 | / |
| Komnakos | 67 | 4 | / |
| Counakas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kounakos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaynakgoz | 63 | 32 | / |
| Kounakoss | 63 | 1 | / |
| Canacos | 57 | 12 | / |
| Canecas | 57 | 2 | / |
| Kanecos | 57 | 1 | / |
| Khanehkhosh | 56 | 1 | / |
| Canakgoz | 53 | 20 | / |
Kanakas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanakas in the Marathi language | ||
| कनकस | kanakasa | - |
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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 Kanakas
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