Canavis Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Peru

Canavis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Canavis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Canavis (5) may also be a first name.

Canavis Last Name Facts

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

Canavis is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Canavis click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Canavis? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Canavis is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Canavis are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Canavis is also the 5,493,085th most frequently used given name at a global level, borne by 5 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is most frequent in: Illinois, where 100 percent reside. Not including The United States Canavis occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Colombia, where 25 percent reside and Peru, where 25 percent reside.

Canavis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Canavis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Canavis last name increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Canavis
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