Canavey Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Canavey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Canavey Demographics
Canavey Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Canavey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Canavey Come From? nationality or country of origin
Canavey occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Canavey? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,311,814th most frequent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Canavey reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The surname Canavey is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Rhode Island, where 100 percent live. Apart from The United States Canavey exists in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 33 percent live.
Canavey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Canavey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Canavey last name grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Canavey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Canavey surname is principally 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 Canavey
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