Čanka Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
North Macedonia
Highest density in:
North Macedonia

Čanka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Čanka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
North Macedonia141:150,10511,233
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143

The alternate forms: Canka (3,009) & Çanka (337) are calculated separately.

Čanka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Čanka is more frequently found in North Macedonia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Canka or Çanka. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Čanka? popularity and diffusion

Čanka is the 4,908,606th most widespread family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Čanka live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in North Macedonia, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 150,105. In North Macedonia it is most numerous in: Southwestern, where 100 percent live. Beside North Macedonia Čanka exists in one country. It is also common in Croatia, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Canka933,009/
Çanka93337/
Čankaja831/
Čonka803,088/
Zanka80250/
Čanki8024/
Čanky8023/
Čanko8012/
Chanka73423/
Czanka73146/
Čonkaš73121/
Cankay73112/
Zeanka7393/
Cankaj7387/
Zancka7379/
Zankah7339/
Cankai7338/
Zankai7337/
Zangka7330/
Tsanka7318/
Cangka7315/
Dzanka735/
Csanka735/
Zhanka732/
Dsanka731/
Zankaa731/
Zaanka731/
Caunka731/
Txanka731/
Cankca731/
Zankka731/
Tchanka67211/
Changka67112/
Tshanka6770/
Chankha6758/
Chankai6728/
Chankay6719/
Zainkay679/
Zhangka677/
Caungka674/
Chainka674/
Chankka673/
Ciangka673/
Zhankai672/
Chaanka672/
Chankca672/
Thcanka671/
Tsianka671/
Cangkay671/
Chankaa671/
Chankau671/
Chankea671/
Chancka670/

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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 Čanka
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