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

The surname Canadian (Arabic: كندين) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Canadian click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Canadian? popularity and diffusion

The last name Canadian is the 1,369,340th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 45,264,260 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 63 percent of Canadian reside; 49 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 49 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 620,917th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 212 people.

The surname is most common in Indonesia, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 1,674,040. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: West Java, where 72 percent live and East Java, where 28 percent live. Other than Indonesia this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 36 percent live and Iran, where 12 percent live.

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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