Kanyak Surname

679,794th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 438 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kanyak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanyak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3661:2,095,80770,862
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Turkey141:5,558,673112,907
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

The alternate forms: Kanyák (8) are calculated separately.

Kanyak (12) may also be a first name.

Kanyak Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kanyak Come From? nationality or country of origin

Kanyak (Hindi: कन्यक, Marathi: कांयक, Russian: Каняк) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Kanyák. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanyak? popularity and diffusion

Kanyak is the 679,794th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 16,638,233 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 87 percent of Kanyak reside; 84 percent reside in South Asia and 84 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Kanyak is also the 3,306,491st most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 12 people.

This last name is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 366 people, or 1 in 2,095,807. In India Kanyak is most numerous in: Assam, where 99 percent reside, Karnataka, where 1 percent reside and Himachal Pradesh, where 0 percent reside. Barring India it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Turkey, where 3 percent reside.

Kanyak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kanyak last name are 28.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 81.82% being registered to vote for the party.

Kanyak earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 42.54% less than the national average, earning $24,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanyák948/
Khanyak9261/
Kanyack921/
Khaynyak869/
Kanyahak866/
Kanaiyak864/
Konyak831,282/
Kaniak83864/
Kanyok83318/
Kanjak83132/
Canyak83112/
Kagnak831/
Kanyag831/
Kanyakova808/
Khonyak77467/
Kanyock7750/
Kajniak7744/
Kaniake7737/
Khanyok7734/
Kasniak7730/
Kanayok7723/
Kanyook7720/
Kagnack7712/
Katniak779/
Kangnak774/
Konyack774/
Kosnyak772/
Khanhak771/
Kasnjak771/
Kanniak771/
Kanjack771/
Konyaak771/
Koinyak771/
Kanyaac771/
Kanjeak771/
Kanjiak771/
Khanjak771/
Khanyakova753/
Kanjauke71184/
Kahaniak71100/
Kahanjak719/
Khoynyak719/
Khanyook714/
Khomnyak711/
Kanjiake711/
Kanaiyac711/
Koniak67743/
Konyakova67230/
Kaniok67207/
Konyok6799/
Kaniaková6775/
Kanyog6756/
Konjak6733/
Konhak679/
Kanhok677/
Kaniakova676/
Kanjok674/
Khanajhak673/
Conyak673/
Kanjaková673/
Canyag671/
Kaniac671/
Kanjakova671/
Konyag671/
Caniak671/
Canjak671/

Kanyak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanyak in the Hindi language
कन्यकkan'yaka-
Kanyak in the Marathi language
कांयकkanyaka-
Kanyak in the Russian language
Канякkanak-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kanyak
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