Kanake Surname
Approximately 8,116 people bear this surname
Kanake Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 6,437 | 1:119,165 | 7,731 |
| Kenya | 1,379 | 1:33,488 | 3,645 |
| Japan | 176 | 1:726,388 | 17,323 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Zimbabwe | 23 | 1:671,228 | 49,171 |
| United States | 15 | 1:24,163,929 | 685,360 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kanake (413) may also be a first name.
Kanake Demographics
Average Kanake Salary in
United States
$48,518 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kanake Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanake Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kanake (Marathi: कनाके, Oriya: କନେକ) is found most in India. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kanake.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanake? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 61,917th most widely held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 897,923 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 81 percent of Kanake reside; 79 percent reside in South Asia and 79 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Kanake is also the 423,230th most commonly used given name internationally It is held by 413 people.
It is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 6,437 people, or 1 in 119,165. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 95 percent are found, Karnataka, where 2 percent are found and Telangana, where 1 percent are found. Apart from India this surname exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 17 percent are found and Japan, where 2 percent are found.
Kanake Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Kanake surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Kanake earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.44% more than the national average, earning $48,518 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kanake Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanake in the Oriya language | ||
| କନେକ | kaneka | - |
| Kanake in the Marathi language | ||
| कनाके | kanake | 72.06 |
| कनके | kanake | 24.24 |
| कणके | kanake | 0.68 |
| कानके | kanake | 0.32 |
| कणाके | kanake | 0.3 |
| कानाके | kanake | 0.23 |
| मािणक | mainaka | 0.06 |
| मानकु | manaku | 0.06 |
| िकनाके | ikanake | 0.06 |
| काणके | kanake | 0.06 |
| क़नाके | qanake | 0.04 |
| िनकेश | inakesa | 0.04 |
| अनाके | anake | 0.02 |
| कॅनाके | kenake | 0.02 |
| क़नके | qanake | 0.02 |
| िकवाके | ikavake | 0.02 |
| कनाळे | kanale | 0.02 |
| माणकु | manaku | 0.02 |
| क़णके | qanake | 0.02 |
| पंजक | panjaka | 0.02 |
| कनकीे | kanakie | 0.02 |
| िनाके | inake | 0.02 |
| कळाके | kalake | 0.02 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Kanake
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