Canceran Surname

90,804th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Canceran Surname User-submission:

The Canceran surname comes from the Latin word cancer, meaning 'crab', -ran comes from the Latin word currens.

Canceran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines5,2231:19,3832,360
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Canceran Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Canceran surname comes from the Latin word cancer, meaning 'crab', -ran comes from the Latin word currens.

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Canceran Last Name Facts

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

The surname Canceran is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Canceran? popularity and diffusion

Canceran is the 90,804th most frequent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,381,263 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Canceran are found; 99 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 99 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

Canceran is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is carried by 5,223 people, or 1 in 19,383. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Cagayan Valley, where 52 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 14 percent are found and Calabarzon, where 13 percent are found. Not including The Philippines it occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Canceran Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Canceran are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

The amount Canceran earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 44.89% more than the national average, earning $62,517 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.93% more than the national average, earning $50,146 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Caunceran94593/
Canseran88178/
Canciran8813/
Camceran885/
Conceran881/
Cangeran881/
Cankeran881/
Caunseran8210/
Caunciran829/
Counceran821/
Cankıran75338/
Cansiran7597/
Cankiran7539/
Cangiran751/
Kaunseran711/
Conquerant6711/
Johncheran671/
Tchantchirane671/

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