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
Menaka Political Affiliation
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Menaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Menaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Menaka (Bengali: মেনকা, Hindi: मेनका, Marathi: मेनका, Oriya: େମନକା) occurs more in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Meñaka. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Menaka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 103,512th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,604,480 people. The surname Menaka occurs mostly 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 commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 158,149 people.
It is most widely held in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 2,924 people, or 1 in 7,116. Apart from Sri Lanka this last name occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in India, where 32 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.
Menaka Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Menaka surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% being registered with 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
- 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 Menaka
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