Canavagh Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Russia

Canavagh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Canavagh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Canavagh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Canavagh occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Canavagh? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Canavagh is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Canavagh live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Canavagh is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is most frequent in: Michigan, where 50 percent are found and New York, where 50 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Russia, where 33 percent are found.

Canavagh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Canavagh has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Canavagh surname decreased 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Canavagh Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Canavaugh942/
Cannavagh940/
Kanavagh881/
Kanavaugh821/
Canavough821/
Sainavagh821/
Canabaugh820/
Canawag801/
Sanavagk751/
Conevagh750/
Sanavak674/
Kanabag671/
Kanavak671/
Counabaugh670/

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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 Canavagh
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis