Canadian Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Canada

Canadian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Canadian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia791:1,674,040109,461
Canada581:635,26952,014
Iran191:4,041,185108,332
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Canadian (212) may also be a first name.

Canadian Last Name Facts

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

Canadian (Arabic: كندين) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Canadian? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,369,340th most frequent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 45,264,260 people. Canadian occurs predominantly in Asia, where 63 percent of Canadian live; 49 percent live in Southeast Asia and 49 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Canadian is also the 620,917th most frequently held given name on earth, borne by 212 people.

This surname is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is held by 79 people, or 1 in 1,674,040. In Indonesia Canadian is mostly concentrated in: West Java, where 72 percent reside and East Java, where 28 percent reside. Without taking into account Indonesia this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 36 percent reside and Iran, where 12 percent reside.

Canadian Last Name Statistics demography

Canadian earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 18.65% less than the national average, earning $40,419 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Channadian891/
Canadyan8812/
Kanadjian8230/
Kanadiaan827/
Kannadian822/
Qannadian821/
Khanadian821/
Kanadijian781/
Kanadyan758/
Qanadean751/
Kenadjian7130/
Khanadyan7128/
Kanadjaan7117/
Kangodian711/
Kanagyan635/
Konodian631/
Khanagyan59307/

Canadian Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Canadian in the Arabic language
كندينkndyn-
كندياkndya-
كندىkndy-
كنديkndy-

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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 Canadian
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