Canem Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Canem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Canem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
England11:55,718,059489,080
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Canem (156) may also be a first name.

Canem Last Name Facts

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

Canem is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Canem? popularity and diffusion

The surname Canem is the 4,206,983rd most frequent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name Canem is mostly found in Africa, where 55 percent of Canem reside; 55 percent reside in Southern Africa and 55 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Canem is also the 735,679th most frequently occurring forename worldwide It is held by 156 people.

This surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 4,514,809. In South Africa Canem is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 100 percent reside. Beside South Africa Canem occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 36 percent reside and England, where 5 percent reside.

Canem Last Name Statistics demography

Canem earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 65.42% less than the national average, earning R 82,176 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chanem9190/
Canhem919/
Cannem914/
Ckanem911/
Cianem911/
Caniem911/
Changem8311/
Channem836/
Chanhem834/
Tchanem831/
Kanem801,654/
Canim801,123/
Canen80892/
Sanem80821/
Janem80260/
Zanem80145/
Conem80101/
Qanem806/
Canım801/
Channeam775/
Channgem772/
Tchangem771/
Khanem73547/
Sainem73358/
Canoen73328/
Kaneme73289/
Kannem73259/
Chanim73185/
Cannen73133/
Caanen73127/
Saneem73116/
Coneim7373/
Caneng7371/
Jainem7363/
Caneen7358/
Canent7351/
Sannem7340/
Canhim7340/
Qasnem7339/
Cagnim7332/
Kaanem7331/
Kaniem7329/
Kainem7326/
Qaneme7325/
Cainen7320/
Saniem7319/
Sanhem7319/
Kangem7316/
Janhem739/
Kaneem737/
Camnen736/
Zaneem735/
Caanim735/
Saanem734/
Jannem734/
Saneam734/
Chonem733/
Canaim733/
Zainem733/
Kaneam732/
Canaen732/
Conhem732/
Kaynem731/
Kaunem731/
Kanhem731/
Saneim731/
Canime731/
Scanim731/
Canien731/
Gianem731/
Janeam731/
Kahnem731/
Janeem731/
Quanem731/
Sconem731/
Kanemm731/
Canend731/
Cangim731/
Cagnen731/
Conemn730/
Casnen730/
Coonem730/
Cotnem730/
Ceanen730/
Caunen730/
Conemc730/
Chainim67552/
Sanheim67132/
Channim67130/
Conheim6719/
Janheim6715/
Khaneem6714/
Khaneim6713/
Cauneen6712/
Sanheem6712/
Chanaim6712/
Canneng6710/
Janneam6710/
Djainem678/
Sanneam678/
Jeanesm675/
Gkhanem674/
Canisme674/
Kanneem674/
Jasneem674/
Seaneum674/
Chaynim674/
Sannemm673/
Changim672/
Keaneam672/
Khannem671/
Sahneem671/
Sanneem671/
Cannimc671/
Cannimg671/
Canenng671/
Zanniem671/
Khaneum671/
Kamgnem671/
Sahanem671/
Tsaneme671/
Canhime671/
Zainehm671/
Zahanem671/
Camneng671/
Caninne671/
Chanyom671/
Chanhim671/
Chaniom671/
Chongem671/
Janneem671/
Kamneam671/
Canneen670/
Cannien670/
Cahanen670/
Cayneen670/
Conhiem670/

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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 Canem
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