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Where Does The Last Name Canahan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Canahan (Hindi: चनहान) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Cañahan. Click here for further potential spellings of Canahan.

How Common Is The Last Name Canahan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Canahan is the 3,485,539^th most widely held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. Canahan occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Canahan reside; 47 percent reside in South America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Canahan is also the 844,248^th most widely held forename globally, held by 122 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 27,881,456. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 31 percent reside, Texas, where 23 percent reside and Indiana, where 15 percent reside. Outside of The United States Canahan is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Chile, where 28 percent reside and Venezuela, where 16 percent reside.

Canahan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Canahan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Canahan surname decreased 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Canahan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Canahan surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Canahan earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.56% more than the national average, earning $43,389 USD per year.