Caneau Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Caneau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Caneau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Caneau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Caneau is found most frequently in France. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Caneau? popularity and diffusion
The last name Caneau is the 7,117,718th most frequently held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Caneau live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 86 percent live in Gallo-Europe.
The surname Caneau is most commonly used in France, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 11,070,454. In France it is primarily found in: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 50 percent are found, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 17 percent are found and Hauts-de-France, where 17 percent are found. Beside France this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent are found.
Caneau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Caneau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Caneau surname fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Caneau
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