Cancemi Surname

247,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,605 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Monaco

Cancemi Surname User-submission:

The surname Cancemi means 'barber' or 'surgeon' in Arabic.

Cancemi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1,3731:44,5428,014
United States1291:2,809,759166,838
Argentina431:994,03362,207
France281:2,372,240182,981
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Cancémi (1) are calculated separately.

Cancemi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Cancemi means 'barber' or 'surgeon' in Arabic.

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Cancemi Last Name Facts

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

Cancemi has its highest incidence in Italy. It can also appear as a variant: Cancémi. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cancemi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 247,748th most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,540,527 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Cancemi reside; 86 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 86 percent reside in Italic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Italy, where it is borne by 1,373 people, or 1 in 44,542. In Italy Cancemi is most common in: Sicily, where 87 percent are found, Campania, where 3 percent are found and Lazio, where 2 percent are found. Barring Italy this last name exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent are found and Argentina, where 3 percent are found.

Cancemi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Cancemi are 34.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 81.25% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cancemi earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 45.72% less than the national average, earning €16,300 per year and in United States they earn 1.02% less than the national average, earning $42,707 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cancémi951/
Canchemi938/
Cangemi864,780/
Concemi8651/
Canjemi863/
Camcemi863/
Cansemi861/
Kancemi861/
Cancheme801/
Cancieme801/
Cantcheme751/
Congemi71341/
Cangeme7161/
Kangemi7123/
Concimi719/
Camgemi718/
Cankema711/
Jangemi711/
Kanchimi67105/
Kancesme6722/
Kancheme6715/
Giangemi6714/
Consemio672/
Cancimes671/
Tchantcheme671/

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