Canef Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Hungary

Canef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Canef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

Canef Last Name Facts

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

The surname Canef occurs most in Brazil. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Canef? popularity and diffusion

The surname Canef is the 5,213,395th most frequently held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Canef is primarily found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Canef are found; 79 percent are found in South America and 79 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The surname is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 19,461,303. In Brazil it is most common in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 100 percent live. Beside Brazil this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 7 percent live and Hungary, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Caneff91123/
Canefe9128/
Chanef916/
Canepf910/
Channef832/
Caneffe830/
Canneft830/
Canneff830/
Sanef80131/
Canev8084/
Kanef8029/
Canew808/
Conef804/
Canif803/
Janef801/
Zanef801/
Caneb801/
Caneva733,326/
Chanev73820/
Chanif73425/
Caniff73378/
Chaneb73291/
Kaneff73211/
Coneff7367/
Coneuf7355/
Saneef7337/
Janeef7322/
Camnev7321/
Kaneft7319/
Zaneef7314/
Janeff7313/
Zaneff7312/
Sanief7311/
Khanef735/
Kaneef735/
Saneff734/
Cannif733/
Saneif732/
Caneev731/
Sannef731/
Casnew731/
Zaneif731/
Canife731/
Ceanev731/
Cianev731/
Kannef731/
Kaanef731/
Kanefe731/
Caniev731/
Kaneuf731/
Connef731/
Djanef731/
Conief730/
Caneaw730/
Canipf730/
Cannew730/
Caithneff711/
Canniff671,138/
Chaneva67917/
Canneva67582/
Chaneew67221/
Conneff67120/
Sauneuf6783/
Tzaneff6733/
Khanief6712/
Khaneft6712/
Tsaneff6712/
Khaneef6711/
Kanieff678/
Hjaneef673/
Channew673/
Tchanev673/
Tchonef672/
Saneuff672/
Caniffe671/
Sconeff671/
Kanheff671/
Channeb671/
Khaneuf671/
Chaaneb671/
Cannisf671/
Cannifs671/
Camniff671/
Jaineef671/
Zanneff671/
Cooneff670/
Kanneff670/
Chanife670/
Cayneaw670/
Cauniff670/

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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 Canef
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