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

The surname Canem is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Canem? popularity and diffusion

The last name Canem is the 4,206,983rd most commonly held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 55 percent of Canem are found; 55 percent are found in Southern Africa and 55 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 735,679th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 156 people.

It is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 4,514,809. In South Africa Canem is primarily concentrated in: Western Cape, where 100 percent are found. Not including South Africa this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 36 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

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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