Canavey Surname

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

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Kenya

Canavey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Canavey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Canavey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Canavey occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Canavey click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Canavey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most numerous family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Canavey is predominantly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Canavey live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Canavey is most common in: Rhode Island, where 100 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 33 percent reside.

Canavey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Canavey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Canavey last name grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Canavey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Canavey surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Canave92449/
Canavy92208/
Ciannavey885/
Canaves861,097/
Canavez86365/
Canaver86275/
Casnave86176/
Canavea8646/
Janavey8619/
Cainave865/
Kanavey863/
Canavay861/
Cangave861/
Chanave861/
Scanavy861/
Canevey861/
Conavey860/
Chonavey8053/
Canaveis8021/
Channave8011/
Channavy806/
Cannaver803/
Chanavea801/
Chanhave801/
Chhanave801/
Kanaveya801/
Kangavey801/
Canavett801/
Canaveiz801/
Canabe771,518/
Janave77832/
Canava77468/
Caneve77349/
Canive77225/
Kanavy77182/
Canaby7790/
Kanave7779/
Sanave7769/
Canevy7726/
Cañave7713/
Canavi777/
Zanave774/
Canove772/
Canavá771/
Canawe771/
Conave771/
Janavy770/
Conavy770/
Ciannavei75288/
Chanahbey751/
Channnavy751/
Canaway711,841/
Kangave711,062/
Cannava71572/
Canoves71529/
Chanava71298/
Khanave71267/
Canaber71260/
Chanove71241/
Canabes71114/
Cannaby71107/
Canavas7152/
Janaved7150/
Chanabe7149/
Conavay7133/
Kanavje7132/
Kanavay7132/
Sanavee7132/
Kanaver7127/
Canabay7127/
Cannavà7125/
Kenavey7124/
Canavit7123/
Cannive7116/
Canabez7115/
Kanabey7115/
Cànaves7114/
Cánaves7114/
Zaanave7113/
Canover7110/
Canabie7110/
Sanavea719/
Janaver715/
Sannave715/
Kanaevy714/
Canavis714/
Chanawe714/
Kanaviy714/
Sainave714/
Janavej713/
Canevay713/
Kainave713/
Canaeva712/
Chanavi712/
Cainava712/
Kannave711/
Kaneavy711/
Sanhave711/
Casnove711/
Canhove711/
Chonave711/
Janeave711/
Janhave711/
Jannave711/
Jainave711/
Connave711/
Canavês711/
Janavay711/
Qanavei711/
Caenava711/
Cainawe711/
Canavaz711/
Canavid711/
Canavés711/
Cannavá711/
Canovet711/
Chanavà711/
Chanavá711/
Casnovy711/
Canovez711/
Canhabe711/
Canasue711/
Canaboy710/
Cannabe710/
Conevey710/
Canoway710/
Canavio710/
Conaver710/
Conovey710/
Conavie710/
Connavy710/
Canavau710/
Kanavaje67578/
Kanavets67512/
Cannaway6759/
Janaveja6747/
Changava6740/
Kanaviya6735/
Connevey6728/
Casnabet6723/
Changawe6715/
Kanabeyi6712/
Changavi6711/
Canahuet677/
Chainava677/
Chainavi676/
Chongave676/
Khangave676/
Kanabeya675/
Cannoway675/
Zaanaver674/
Casneuve674/
Channava674/
Chanavai673/
Kkangave673/
Kangaave673/
Changove672/
Kannavee672/
Khannave671/
Kanajave671/
Kanavepp671/
Sanaviya671/
Cannabay671/
Chanaiwe671/
Chhanabe671/
Janavahe671/
Janavayh671/
Janaviya671/
Ckonaver671/
Sanaweyu671/
Janaveis671/
Kannabey671/
Kanavayo671/
Kangavue671/
Konaveyo671/
Tchanava671/
Canajava671/
Cannevie671/
Cannoves671/
Channavé671/
Chanauvi671/
Jannavee671/
Zanavych671/
Cangaibe671/
Chanawee671/
Janahave671/
Keneavey670/
Canabeuh670/
Cannover670/
Cannaboy670/
Conaivay670/
Kannaver670/
Cannavau670/

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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 Canavey
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