Canah Surname
Approximately 159 people bear this surname
Canah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 120 | 1:1,102,077 | 79,449 |
| Pakistan | 15 | 1:11,909,592 | 53,778 |
| Turkey | 11 | 1:7,074,675 | 122,870 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Canah (939) may also be a first name.
Canah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Canah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Canah (Hindi: चङहा) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Canah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Canah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Canah is the 1,380,086th most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 45,833,622 people. The last name Canah occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Canah reside; 75 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 75 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Canah is also the 263,758th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 939 people.
The last name Canah is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 120 people, or 1 in 1,102,077. In Indonesia Canah is most numerous in: West Java, where 64 percent live, Banten, where 27 percent live and West Nusa Tenggara, where 9 percent live. Excluding Indonesia this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 9 percent live and Turkey, where 7 percent live.
Canah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Canah has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Canah surname fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Canah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Canah in the Hindi language | ||
| चङहा | canaha | - |
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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 Canah
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