Canadan Surname

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

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Canadan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Canadan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

The alternate forms: Čanadan (22) are calculated separately.

Canadan (299) may also be a first name.

Canadan Last Name Facts

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

Canadan occurs in Ireland more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Čanadan. Click here for other potential spellings of Canadan.

How Common Is The Last Name Canadan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,908,606th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Canadan reside; 81 percent reside in Northern Europe and 81 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 509,704th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 299 people.

This surname is most frequent in Ireland, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 362,226. In Ireland Canadan is most numerous in: Connaught, where 100 percent live. Beside Ireland this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 6 percent live and India, where 6 percent live.

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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
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  • 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 Canadan
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