Canaves Surname

336,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,097 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Canaves Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Canaves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain5811:80,4686,937
Argentina2611:163,76813,777
Chile1371:128,5874,557
Brazil411:5,221,325132,593
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

The alternate forms: Cànaves (14), Cánaves (14), Canavês (1) & Canavés (1) are calculated separately.

Canaves Last Name Facts

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

The last name Canaves has its highest incidence in Spain. It may be rendered as a variant: Cànaves, Cánaves, Canavês or Canavés. For other possible spellings of Canaves click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Canaves? popularity and diffusion

The last name Canaves is the 336,072nd most widespread family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 6,643,159 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Canaves reside; 53 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 53 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

The surname Canaves is most commonly held in Spain, where it is held by 581 people, or 1 in 80,468. In Spain it is most frequent in: Balearic Islands, where 94 percent are found, Canary Islands, where 2 percent are found and Catalonia, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Spain Canaves is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 24 percent are found and Chile, where 12 percent are found.

Canaves Last Name Statistics demography

Canaves earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 36.09% more than the national average, earning $58,721 USD per year.

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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 Canaves
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