Canby Surname

407,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 859 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Canby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Canby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7671:472,56740,164
England451:1,238,17956,985
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England891:273,88119,201
Wales41:392,10412,338
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2721:184,62816,354

Canby (38) may also be a first name.

Canby Last Name Facts

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

Canby (Arabic: كانبي) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Canby? popularity and diffusion

It is the 407,382nd most frequently used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 8,483,755 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Canby reside; 91 percent reside in North America and 91 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,662,754th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 38 people.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 767 people, or 1 in 472,567. In The United States Canby is most common in: California, where 18 percent are found, Maryland, where 13 percent are found and West Virginia, where 12 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Canby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Canby has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 282 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 49 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Canby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Canby last name are 22.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Canby earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 13.69% more than the national average, earning $49,054 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.91% less than the national average, earning $47,742 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Canbay915,122/
Canbey911,232/
Canboy91188/
Canbuy912/
Chanby910/
Canıbay8319/
Canbaya831/
Chanbey831/
Cannbay830/
Camby80724/
Sanby80122/
Janby8030/
Conby8028/
Canba8018/
Canbe8014/
Canbi809/
Kanby807/
Canvy801/
Zanby801/
Conboy735,165/
Cambay731,724/
Kanbay731,380/
Chanbi73778/
Saunby73465/
Cambuy73321/
Canbeğ73256/
Cambey73181/
Sanbay73174/
Canber73105/
Chamby7376/
Kanbey7352/
Zanbay7336/
Janbay7334/
Camboy7320/
Canbez7317/
Scamby7312/
Czanba7312/
Sanbey7310/
Canway738/
Qanbay738/
Janbey738/
Chanbe737/
Conbay735/
Canvey734/
Sanboy734/
Conbey732/
Canbui732/
Cojnby732/
Canuay732/
Canwey731/
Djanby731/
Connby731/
Caanbi731/
Zanboy731/
Cambhy731/
Zanbey731/
Canbei731/
Chanvy731/
Kainby731/
Gcanba731/
Sainby730/
Canvay730/
Quanby730/
Canbis730/
Canviy730/
Counby730/
Canbee730/
Canbayova713/
Cambaya672,222/
Cambuhy67216/
Chaanbi6788/
Canboğa6776/
Chanbai6760/
Zhanbay6745/
Chanbee6724/
Chambey6720/
Chambay6715/
Jaanbay6711/
Tchanbe6710/
Sconboy679/
Chainbi677/
Chaunbe675/
Tchamby675/
Jhanboy675/
Chanbeh675/
Khanbay674/
Cambhuy673/
Khanbey672/
Cambohy672/
Chamboy672/
Canuhay672/
Djanbay672/
Djanbey672/
Kaanbey672/
Canbeea671/
Chanbhi671/
Chanbio671/
Connboy671/
Channbi671/
Tchanbi671/
Cambhay671/
Chaânbi671/
Chambuy671/
Chanbui671/
Zanbahy671/
Sainbhy671/
Kainbay671/
Cheanbi671/
Janbooy671/
Janbouy671/
Counboy670/
Jaunbey670/
Quannby670/
Cainnbe670/

Canby Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Canby in the Arabic language
كانبيkanby-

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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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  • 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 Canby
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