Kanayaka Surname
Approximately 226 people bear this surname
Kanayaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 181 | 1:4,237,930 | 112,703 |
| Uganda | 45 | 1:867,540 | 39,905 |
Kanayaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanayaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanayaka (Marathi: कनयाका) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanayaka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,088,856th most numerous family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 32,245,778 people. Kanayaka occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Kanayaka are found; 80 percent are found in South Asia and 80 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.
The surname is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 181 people, or 1 in 4,237,930. In India Kanayaka is most numerous in: Tamil Nadu, where 99 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 1 percent reside. Barring India this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanayaki | 88 | 7,158 | / |
| Canayaka | 88 | 23 | / |
| Kanayake | 88 | 2 | / |
| Kanayaca | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kanajaka | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kangajaka | 82 | 193 | / |
| Kkanayaki | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kanyeka | 80 | 385 | / |
| Kanauka | 80 | 35 | / |
| Kanaake | 80 | 10 | / |
| Kanoyka | 80 | 9 | / |
| Kanaika | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kanayko | 80 | 2 | / |
| Canayaki | 75 | 19 | / |
| Kanaysky | 75 | 5 | / |
| Kangauka | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kanahake | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kanaikay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kangaika | 75 | 1 | / |
| Konayaki | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kaneakai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanneaka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanake | 71 | 8,116 | / |
| Kotnayake | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kangoyake | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khaniyako | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanajakoj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kannake | 67 | 10,183 | / |
| Khanake | 67 | 2,200 | / |
| Kanyeki | 67 | 748 | / |
| Kanhake | 67 | 566 | / |
| Koniyakath | 67 | 289 | / |
| Kasnauskas | 67 | 121 | / |
| Kanakhe | 67 | 51 | / |
| Kainake | 67 | 50 | / |
| Kanyeke | 67 | 41 | / |
| Kainauskas | 67 | 32 | / |
| Kanoyko | 67 | 29 | / |
| Kanuika | 67 | 22 | / |
| Kanouka | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kanakke | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kanyeko | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kaanake | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kanaeke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaneake | 67 | 1 | / |
| Canaika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Canaeka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanaiki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanaica | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanaeca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanieka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanakei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kahanahake | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kahangaika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanaike | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanakey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanoika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaneaki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaneeakath | 67 | 1 | / |
Kanayaka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanayaka in the Marathi language | ||
| कनयाका | kanayaka | - |
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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 Kanayaka
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