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

The last name Kanek (Bengali: কনেক, Hindi: कनेक, Marathi: कनेक, Oriya: କେନକ, Russian: Канек) has its highest incidence in Turkey. It can be rendered as: Kaněk. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

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

It is the 1,267,784^th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 40,262,685 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 46 percent of Kanek reside; 24 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 24 percent reside in East Thrace and Karpass. Kanek is also the 259,154^th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 968 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 1,414,935. In Turkey it is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 96 percent live, Ordu Province, where 2 percent live and Sanliurfa Province, where 2 percent live. Excluding Turkey this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 28 percent live and India, where 13 percent live.

Kanek Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Kanek has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kanek surname fell 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.