Caneau Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Caneau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Caneau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France61:11,070,454349,096
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Caneau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Caneau is found in France more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Caneau? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 86 percent of Caneau are found; 86 percent are found in Western Europe and 86 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Caneau is most widely held in France, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 11,070,454. In France Caneau is mostly concentrated in: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 50 percent reside, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 17 percent reside and Hauts-de-France, where 17 percent reside. Besides France this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Caneau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Caneau has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Canieau9229/
Canea91517/
Cangea83176/
Cannea83155/
Cagnea8378/
Coneau8369/
Canhea8342/
Canjeu8340/
Canjau8328/
Canjea8321/
Canheu835/
Caneha831/
Caniea831/
Cangeu831/
Cainea831/
Caignau7760/
Cagneux7742/
Canajiu771/
Canehas771/
Caneous771/
Canhaue771/
Cagnaux771/
Canja738,215/
Canha732,809/
Cagna732,441/
Cania731,648/
Conea731,621/
Caniu73675/
Canya7365/
Canyu739/
Cânea734/
Cănea734/
Cahaneea7138/
Cagnieux7128/
Cagniaux7121/
Caignieu7117/
Caigneux717/
Cagnault713/
Khaneaju711/
Canaaeja711/
Cagney672,077/
Cagnat67738/
Cannia67478/
Caniaz67255/
Canjay67237/
Canias67210/
Cahnia67191/
Kanieu67179/
Caniou67174/
Kanjau67125/
Kanyea67119/
Cañeja67117/
Caniah67109/
Canija6798/
Kangea6791/
Cangey6780/
Canyas6772/
Caignault6770/
Kaneha6757/
Cagnay6746/
Conyea6742/
Khanea6728/
Cangia6721/
Canjah6721/
Caniat6720/
Canius6716/
Cainia6715/
Coneha6712/
Casnia6711/
Canyaz6711/
Canjou6710/
Canhui679/
Kaneah678/
Gcanya678/
Canjat677/
Canhai677/
Cangej676/
Kangeu676/
Connea675/
Canjoe675/
Catnia674/
Canyou674/
Canjad674/
Caugna673/
Canjai672/
Canhou672/
Canéus672/
Cagnas672/
Cagnou672/
Kaneea672/
Kaneay672/
Cagnad672/
Canyaş671/
Cainya671/
Kanjeu671/
Kaneou671/
Cannesayy671/
Camnia671/
Cagnia671/
Ceania671/
Quaneeaux671/
Caanja671/
Cagniault671/
Cainha671/
Canjas671/
Canoyu671/
Cangiu671/
Caunha671/
Cognau671/
Caniae671/
Canhaa671/
Canjiu671/
Canjoa671/
Kaneju671/
Cagnah670/
Canhey670/

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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 Caneau
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