Cananan Surname

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

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Qatar

Cananan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cananan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Cananan (274) may also be a first name.

Cananan Last Name Facts

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

Cananan is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cananan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cananan is the 6,063,924th most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Cananan reside; 70 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 70 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Cananan is also the 536,832nd most common given name on earth It is held by 274 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 14,462,603. In The Philippines it is most prevalent in: Central Luzon, where 43 percent live, Calabarzon, where 29 percent live and Davao Region, where 14 percent live. Other than The Philippines it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 10 percent live and Qatar, where 10 percent live.

Cananan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cananan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cananan last name fell 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cananan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Cananan last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

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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 Cananan
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