Čanka Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Čanka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Macedonia | 14 | 1:150,105 | 11,233 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
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 commonly found in North Macedonia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Canka or Çanka. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Čanka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,908,606th most widely held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Čanka are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The last name is most frequently occurring in North Macedonia, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 150,105. In North Macedonia Čanka is most numerous in: Southwestern, where 100 percent are found. Excluding North Macedonia it occurs in one country. It is also common in Croatia, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canka | 93 | 3,009 | / |
| Çanka | 93 | 337 | / |
| Čankaja | 83 | 1 | / |
| Čonka | 80 | 3,088 | / |
| Zanka | 80 | 250 | / |
| Čanki | 80 | 24 | / |
| Čanky | 80 | 23 | / |
| Čanko | 80 | 12 | / |
| Chanka | 73 | 423 | / |
| Czanka | 73 | 146 | / |
| Čonkaš | 73 | 121 | / |
| 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 | / |
| Dzanka | 73 | 5 | / |
| Csanka | 73 | 5 | / |
| Zhanka | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dsanka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zankaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zaanka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Caunka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Txanka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cankca | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zankka | 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 | / |
| Caungka | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chainka | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chankka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ciangka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zhankai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chaanka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chankca | 67 | 2 | / |
| Thcanka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tsianka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cangkay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chankaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chankau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chankea | 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 Čanka
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