Canavas Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

Canavas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Canavas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
France11:66,422,722504,397
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

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

Canavas (247) may also be a first name.

Canavas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Canavas is more commonly found in Argentina than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Cánavas. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Canavas? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,689,253rd most commonly used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Canavas live; 54 percent live in South America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America. Canavas is also the 567,531st most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 247 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Argentina, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 1,942,882. In Argentina it is mostly concentrated in: Buenos Aires Province, where 95 percent are found and Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Argentina it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 38 percent are found and Brazil, where 10 percent are found.

Canavas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Canavas has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 2,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Canavas Last Name Statistics demography

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

Canavas earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.08% more than the national average, earning $46,636 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cánavas951/
Chanavas9357/
Canavase933/
Canava92468/
Chhanavas881/
Cshanavas881/
Canavasse881/
Canovas8618,736/
Cannava86572/
Kanavas86337/
Canevas8659/
Canavea8646/
Canavos8640/
Sanavas866/
Canabas863/
Janavas863/
Cainava862/
Canavay861/
Canavaz861/
Canawas861/
Canavau860/
Chanabas8041/
Gkanavas8022/
Canaveis8021/
Chanavaz8017/
Chanovas8010/
Kainavas806/
Casnovas803/
Sahnavas802/
Kanavats802/
Chanawas802/
Cannovas802/
Kanavase801/
Sanavash801/
Canavace801/
Kannavas801/
Tzanavas801/
Cannavau800/
Canova7714,861/
Kanava77399/
Canaba77302/
Canavo77119/
Canawa776/
Conava771/
Canavó771/
Canavá771/
Tsianavas75158/
Canabhais757/
Khanavase751/
Sahanavas751/
Canavaggi751/
Cannavo715,241/
Canaway711,841/
Cannova711,201/
Kanavos711,025/
Canobas71782/
Cánovas71361/
Cannavò71336/
Canovai71132/
Caunova7188/
Kanabas7150/
Janovas7146/
Canovaz7138/
Casnova7135/
Conavay7133/
Kanavay7132/
Canabay7127/
Cainaba7126/
Cannavà7125/
Kannava7122/
Cañovas7115/
Kangava7111/
Canaiba719/
Khanava718/
Cànovas717/
Cannavó717/
Conovas716/
Kanovas715/
Conavad715/
Sanawas715/
Canauba715/
Kenavas714/
Canabai714/
Cangavo714/
Gkanava714/
Canavey713/
Canabaz713/
Cagnawa713/
Kanhava712/
Kanavai712/
Kanevas711/
Canovasová711/
Camnova711/
Ceanova711/
Cannavô711/
Kanawas711/
Sonavas711/
Qanawas711/
Cánevas711/
Cannavá711/
Canoova711/
Canovaï711/
Canovos711/
Kainava711/
Kanaiva711/
Katnava711/
Canawha710/
Cannaba710/
Canabhai67427/
Kannavos6781/
Cannaway6759/
Cahanova6741/
Kanabase6729/
Kanavosz6726/
Kainavat6723/
Kanavace6719/
Khanavat6713/
Cainabai678/
Kounavas676/
Canahuat675/
Ccanahua675/
Chanobas675/
Kainovas673/
Khanavah673/
Kahnavat672/
Khanavai671/
Kanaivat671/
Kanasvat671/
Kaneavat671/
Sahnawas671/
Sanawash671/
Cannabai671/
Cannabay671/
Janaveis671/
Kanaivai671/
Canaveiz671/
Conaivay670/

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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 Canavas
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