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
The surname Canavey is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Canavey? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 10,311,814th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Canavey occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Canavey live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America.
It is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Canavey is mostly found in: Rhode Island, where 100 percent live. Besides The United States this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 33 percent live.
Canavey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Canavey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Canavey surname increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Canavey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly 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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