Caian Surname
Approximately 240 people bear this surname
Caian Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 206 | 1:97,465 | 11,117 |
| Argentina | 14 | 1:3,053,101 | 127,728 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
The alternate forms: Căian (4) & Caián (1) are calculated separately.
Caian (6,237) may also be a first name.
Caian Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Caian Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Caian is found most in Romania. It may also appear as a variant: Căian or Caián. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Caian? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,044,719th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 30,364,775 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Caian live; 86 percent live in Eastern Europe and 86 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 83,562nd most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 6,237 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Romania, where it is held by 206 people, or 1 in 97,465. In Romania it is primarily found in: Sibiu County, where 57 percent reside, Brașov County, where 15 percent reside and Cluj County, where 15 percent reside. Not including Romania it exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 6 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 percent reside.
Caian Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Caian has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Caian surname fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Caian
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