Čanak Surname
Approximately 746 people bear this surname
Čanak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 532 | 1:13,430 | 1,600 |
| Croatia | 147 | 1:28,766 | 5,915 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 56 | 1:63,150 | 7,008 |
| Slovenia | 5 | 1:497,535 | 21,006 |
| Montenegro | 4 | 1:159,891 | 5,521 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
The alternate forms: Çanak (4,268), Canak (234) & Ćanak (1) are calculated separately.
Čanak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Čanak Come From? nationality or country of origin
Čanak has its highest incidence in Serbia. It can be found as: Çanak, Canak or Ćanak. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Čanak? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 454,357th most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 9,768,828 people. Čanak occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Čanak are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
It is most frequently held in Serbia, where it is carried by 532 people, or 1 in 13,430. In Serbia Čanak is most common in: Belgrade, where 31 percent are found, West Bačka District, where 20 percent are found and South Bačka District, where 17 percent are found. Excluding Serbia this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 20 percent are found and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Çanak | 93 | 4,268 | / |
| Canak | 93 | 234 | / |
| Ćanak | 93 | 1 | / |
| Čajnak | 91 | 1 | / |
| Zanak | 80 | 82 | / |
| Čanaková | 77 | 6 | / |
| Chanak | 73 | 3,780 | / |
| Caynak | 73 | 860 | / |
| Zainak | 73 | 102 | / |
| Csanak | 73 | 49 | / |
| Čajnák | 73 | 34 | / |
| Cannak | 73 | 18 | / |
| Zhanak | 73 | 14 | / |
| Cainak | 73 | 9 | / |
| Tzanak | 73 | 8 | / |
| Canakh | 73 | 6 | / |
| Canack | 73 | 1 | / |
| Canakk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zanakh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Čajnaková | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chainak | 67 | 1,217 | / |
| Channak | 67 | 414 | / |
| Chanake | 67 | 30 | / |
| Changak | 67 | 18 | / |
| Chanakh | 67 | 15 | / |
| Chanack | 67 | 10 | / |
| Cannakk | 67 | 10 | / |
| Cannack | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chaynak | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tzanakh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chhanak | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cannaik | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tsanake | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchanak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zannakh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Çanakcı | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tsanaik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zahanak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chanaak | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Čanak
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