Canaval Surname

188,427th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,244 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Canaval Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Canaval Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia8141:58,6912,781
India6871:1,116,54345,719
Peru3871:82,1305,681
Austria821:103,84714,900
Chile681:259,0667,750
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Spain401:1,168,80140,601
Mexico311:4,004,07126,265
Venezuela311:974,32514,902
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
England51:11,143,612252,590
France21:33,211,361423,184
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

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

Canaval (153) may also be a first name.

Canaval Last Name Facts

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

The last name Canaval is more commonly found in Colombia than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Cañaval. For other possible spellings of Canaval click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Canaval? popularity and diffusion

The last name Canaval is the 188,427th most frequently used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 3,247,569 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Canaval live; 60 percent live in South America and 38 percent live in Caribbean South America. Canaval is also the 743,570th most commonly used forename on earth. It is borne by 153 people.

The surname Canaval is most widespread in Colombia, where it is held by 814 people, or 1 in 58,691. In Colombia Canaval is most common in: Magdalena Department, where 19 percent are found, Valle del Cauca Department, where 19 percent are found and Bolívar Department, where 17 percent are found. Other than Colombia this last name exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in India, where 31 percent are found and Peru, where 17 percent are found.

Canaval Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Canaval has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Canaval surname grew 733 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Canaval Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Canaval surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Canaval earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 57.73% more than the national average, earning S/. 30,575 per year; in Colombia they earn 5.57% less than the national average, earning $21,437,300 COP per year and in United States they earn 6.48% less than the national average, earning $40,354 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cañaval951/
Cangaval93339/
Canaival9332/
Cannaval9320/
Chanaval9313/
Cainaval933/
Canavale932/
Cannavale881,840/
Chhanaval88438/
Chaunaval8817/
Chainaval8815/
Changaval8812/
Chanavale882/
Canabal863,820/
Sanaval86900/
Kanaval86582/
Caneval86137/
Janaval8661/
Conaval865/
Channavale822/
Changaival821/
Janavale80447/
Kanavale80191/
Khanaval8096/
Sanaival8060/
Jainaval8040/
Kanasval8027/
Chanabal8018/
Kangaval8014/
Sainaval8012/
Jaunaval8012/
Kainaval8011/
Canneval8010/
Canevall805/
Chanoval803/
Jhanaval803/
Kanavald803/
Jannaval802/
Kaunaval802/
Cannabal802/
Kanaival801/
Kannaval801/
Sannaval801/
Conavale801/
Canaball801/
Conavail800/
Khanavale7584/
Kahanaval7583/
Cangoival7529/
Khangaval7514/
Chhanabal7510/
Sahanaval757/
Khannaval757/
Cannovale755/
Khanatval752/
Kanavhale751/
Sanahaval751/
Chainawal751/
Chaunawal751/
Connavale751/
Jhannaval751/
Sonaval711,979/
Sanawal71958/
Jonaval71938/
Conoval71348/
Kanavalova71160/
Kanawal71113/
Sanoval7145/
Kanavalová7125/
Konaval7114/
Kanoval718/
Kanavál718/
Kanabal716/
Kaneval715/
Zonaval715/
Janawal715/
Coneval713/
Choungaval712/
Kenaval711/
Khatnavale711/
Sanavol711/
Changoival711/
Janoval711/
Conabal711/
Zanoval711/
Kahannaval711/
Canabol711/
Canobal711/
Kanabale67259/
Sainawal6731/
Kanoival6726/
Konavale6725/
Khonaval6725/
Janawale6722/
Kanawale6716/
Kanawall6713/
Kanaswal676/
Soinaval676/
Chanabol676/
Jonavale675/
Jonnaval674/
Jounaval673/
Jaunawal673/
Kanampal673/
Khaneval672/
Khanawal672/
Kangoval671/
Kangawal671/
Sanooval671/
Sanovall671/
Sanaawal671/
Jonavaal671/
Khanavol671/
Kangabal671/
Janovale671/
Canewall670/
Canhevol670/
Kanaball670/

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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 Canaval
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