Cananagh Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Cananagh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cananagh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:18,572,686338,250
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Cananagh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cananagh has its highest incidence in England. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cananagh? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,063,924th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Cananagh occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Cananagh are found; 60 percent are found in Northern Europe and 60 percent are found in British Isles.

Cananagh is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 18,572,686. In England Cananagh is primarily concentrated in: Warwickshire, where 33 percent live, Greater London, where 33 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 33 percent live. Other than England Cananagh occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 30 percent live and The United States, where 20 percent live.

Cananagh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cananagh has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Cananagh last name expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cananagh Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cananaugh943/
Kananagh886/
Canenagh880/
Canonaugh821/
Cananough820/
Kananaugh820/
Sananag803/
Jananag801/
Chananak7513/
Kannanag752/
Caunanak751/
Sainanag751/
Cañanague711/
Tchonanag711/
Kananac671/
Cananok671/
Sananak671/

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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 Cananagh
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