Çanka Surname
Approximately 337 people bear this surname
Çanka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 332 | 1:234,402 | 16,534 |
| Albania | 4 | 1:728,514 | 20,844 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Canka (3,009) & Čanka (16) are calculated separately.
Çanka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Çanka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Çanka occurs more in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Canka or Čanka. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Çanka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Çanka is the 823,466th most frequently used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 21,624,765 people. The surname Çanka is predominantly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Çanka live; 93 percent live in West Asia and 93 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.
This surname is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is borne by 332 people, or 1 in 234,402. In Turkey Çanka is primarily found in: Ordu Province, where 26 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 10 percent are found and Bursa Province, where 9 percent are found. Other than Turkey it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Albania, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canka | 93 | 3,009 | / |
| Čanka | 93 | 16 | / |
| Zanka | 80 | 250 | / |
| Çonka | 80 | 26 | / |
| Çanko | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chanka | 73 | 423 | / |
| Czanka | 73 | 146 | / |
| Cankay | 73 | 112 | / |
| Zeanka | 73 | 93 | / |
| Cankaj | 73 | 87 | / |
| Zancka | 73 | 79 | / |
| Zankah | 73 | 39 | / |
| Cankai | 73 | 38 | / |
| Zankai | 73 | 37 | / |
| Zangka | 73 | 30 | / |
| Tsanka | 73 | 18 | / |
| Cangka | 73 | 15 | / |
| Csanka | 73 | 5 | / |
| Dzanka | 73 | 5 | / |
| Zhanka | 73 | 2 | / |
| Zaanka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dsanka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Caunka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Txanka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cankca | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zankka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zankaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tchanka | 67 | 211 | / |
| Changka | 67 | 112 | / |
| Tshanka | 67 | 70 | / |
| Chankha | 67 | 58 | / |
| Chankai | 67 | 28 | / |
| Chankay | 67 | 19 | / |
| Zainkay | 67 | 9 | / |
| Zhangka | 67 | 7 | / |
| Chainka | 67 | 4 | / |
| Caungka | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chankka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ciangka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chaanka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chankca | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zhankai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chankaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chankea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cangkay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tsianka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thcanka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chankau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chancka | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Çanka
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