Menaka Surname
Approximately 4,542 people bear this surname
Menaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 2,924 | 1:7,116 | 1,038 |
| India | 1,447 | 1:530,107 | 26,345 |
| Indonesia | 91 | 1:1,453,288 | 98,507 |
| Japan | 27 | 1:4,734,974 | 38,607 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
The alternate forms: Meñaka (22) are calculated separately.
Menaka (158,149) may also be a first name.
Menaka Demographics
Average Menaka Salary in
United States
$56,375 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Menaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Menaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Menaka (Bengali: মেনকা, Hindi: मेनका, Marathi: मेनका, Oriya: େମନକା) is held by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Meñaka. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Menaka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 103,512th most frequent last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,604,480 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Menaka live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 6,638th most common first name worldwide It is held by 158,149 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 2,924 people, or 1 in 7,116. Outside of Sri Lanka it exists in 21 countries. It is also found in India, where 32 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.
Menaka Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Menaka last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.
Menaka earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.65% more than the national average, earning $56,375 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Menaka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Menaka in the Hindi language | ||
| मेनका | menaka | 99.56 |
| मेनाका | menaka | 0.29 |
| मैनका | mainaka | 0.09 |
| मेणका | menaka | 0.03 |
| ेमेनका | emenaka | 0.03 |
| Menaka in the Bengali language | ||
| মেনকা | menaka | 98.49 |
| মেনাকা | menaka | 0.5 |
| মেনুকা | menuka | 0.17 |
| মিনকা | minaka | 0.17 |
| Menaka in the Oriya language | ||
| େମନକା | emanaka | 97.04 |
| େମନକାାଇଁ | emanakaa'im | 2.14 |
| େମନାକା | emanaka | 0.34 |
| ମଳିକ | malika | 0.03 |
| େମଣକା | emanaka | 0.02 |
| ନାୟକ | nayaka | 0.02 |
| େମନିକା | emanika | 0.01 |
| ଜନକା | janaka | 0.01 |
| ମେନାରମା | menarama | 0.01 |
| ମକର | makara | 0.01 |
| େମନକ | emanaka | 0.01 |
| ଅେଶାକ | aesaka | 0.01 |
| ମିନିଲତା | minilata | 0.01 |
| େଲାହାର | elahara | 0.01 |
| ପନ୍ାରାଣୀ | panarani | 0.01 |
| େମନା | emana | 0.01 |
| ଅକ୍ଷୟ | aksaya | 0.01 |
| ମିନାଲତା | minalata | 0.01 |
| େଯାେଗର | eyaegara | 0.01 |
| େବେହରା | ebehara | 0.01 |
| େମନକି | emanaki | 0.01 |
| ମିନାକ୍ଷୀ | minaksi | 0.01 |
| Menaka in the Marathi language | ||
| मेनका | menaka | 92.36 |
| मेनाका | menaka | 4.46 |
| मेणका | menaka | 1.91 |
| मीनाका | minaka | 0.64 |
| मेनक | menaka | 0.64 |
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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 Menaka
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