Canawan Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nepal
Highest density in:
Nepal

Canawan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Canawan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nepal1171:243,4273,226
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Canawan Last Name Facts

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

Canawan occurs in Nepal more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Canawan.

How Common Is The Last Name Canawan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,658,108th most commonly held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. The surname Canawan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Canawan live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The last name is most frequently used in Nepal, where it is carried by 117 people, or 1 in 243,427. In Nepal it is mostly concentrated in: Mechi, where 61 percent are found and Koshi, where 39 percent are found. Besides Nepal it occurs in one country. It is also found in The Philippines, where 3 percent are found.

Canawan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Canawan surname is chiefly Anglican (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 Canawan
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