Canahan Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Chile

Canahan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Canahan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States751:669,58243,760

The alternate forms: Cañahan (1) are calculated separately.

Canahan (122) may also be a first name.

Canahan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Canahan (Hindi: चनहान) is found most in The United States. It may also appear as a variant: Cañahan. Click here for further potential spellings of Canahan.

How Common Is The Last Name Canahan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,485,539th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name Canahan is mostly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Canahan are found; 47 percent are found in South America and 41 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Canahan is also the 844,248th most common given name globally It is held by 122 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 27,881,456. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 31 percent live, Texas, where 23 percent live and Indiana, where 15 percent live. Not including The United States this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Chile, where 28 percent live and Venezuela, where 16 percent live.

Canahan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Canahan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Canahan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cañahan951/
Cainahan939/
Canahane936/
Cannahan931/
Casnahan931/
Canaan924,496/
Canhan92265/
Conahan86767/
Cagnaan86255/
Kanahan86151/
Caunhan8620/
Caamhan8613/
Cannaan865/
Caynaan865/
Canhane864/
Cainaan861/
Canaane861/
Canaann861/
Canhann860/
Canhand860/
Canan836,382/
Counahan80301/
Cosnahan80145/
Cognahan8059/
Coonahan8046/
Connahan8036/
Kaanahan8032/
Kaynahan807/
Khanahan804/
Kainahan803/
Kanahane802/
Congahan801/
Kangahan801/
Cuinahan800/
Casnhand800/
Kahnahan800/
Kanaan7746,129/
Canham776,755/
Cainan772,463/
Cannan772,366/
Kanhan771,293/
Caunan77830/
Cagnan77461/
Camhan77381/
Canant77365/
Canane77302/
Canang77222/
Camnan77200/
Qanaan77155/
Canann7771/
Cangan7755/
Canaán7749/
Caynan7733/
Canain7729/
Ccanan7722/
Caanan7720/
Canean778/
Canand777/
Canohn777/
Conhan776/
Cahnan774/
Canhon773/
Ckanan772/
Canaam772/
Catnan771/
Caenan771/
Canaun771/
Cananc771/
Casnan770/
Cougnahan750/
Khanaan712,004/
Kanaane71982/
Cagnant71157/
Kenahan71128/
Cannane7193/
Caunane7162/
Caunant7138/
Coñahan7126/
Kana'an7122/
Caignan7122/
Canhone7118/
Cannain7114/
Conhain7114/
Kanhane7111/
Cannang719/
Kannaan718/
Kanhant717/
Kanahyn717/
Counhan716/
Cainain716/
Camnang716/
Canasin715/
Kanhain715/
Konahan715/
Cangain714/
Cainang714/
Canaine713/
Canacin713/
Canhong713/
Camnaun713/
Causnan712/
Cahanan712/
Kanhamn712/
Cangnan712/
Catnnan711/
Camnham711/
Cagnane711/
Caimhan711/
Kaanaan711/
Caamham711/
Cainant711/
Canaunt711/
Canagne711/
Canaing711/
Cananhe711/
Ccannan711/
Casnain711/
Quanhan711/
Caumnan711/
Camhand710/
Cathnan710/
Cainnan710/
Cannann710/
Cannean710/
Coonhan710/
Canhoun710/
Canasen710/
Cananne710/
Cannant710/
Kanan6713,800/
Canon6711,260/
Qanan671,365/
Canam67684/
Keenahan67154/
Causnean67105/
Cananova6790/
Cañan6780/
Kanhasin6767/
Conachen6745/
Keinahan6742/
Kanhasen6732/
Cahagnon6724/
Kanashyn6717/
Khonahan679/
Kanahyna677/
Cosnaham676/
Canón674/
Canán673/
Coumnhan672/
Canasing672/
Cannã672/
Cahangan672/
Quanhang672/
Quenahan671/
Canassin671/
Keunahan671/
Cahagnan671/
Cananowa671/
Cananque671/
Canhã671/
Cognaham671/
Kanahina671/
Ckainaun671/
Kannaham670/
Canneaun670/
Keannhan670/
Connaham670/

Canahan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Canahan in the Hindi language
चनहानcanahana-

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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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  • 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 Canahan
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