Canfil Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Canfil Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Canfil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil511:4,197,536113,076
United States331:10,983,604436,696
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Canfil Last Name Facts

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

The last name Canfil is found most frequently in Brazil. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Canfil.

How Common Is The Last Name Canfil? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,994,173rd most numerous last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. Canfil occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Canfil reside; 58 percent reside in South America and 58 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The surname is most frequent in Brazil, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 4,197,536. In Brazil it is primarily found in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 84 percent are found, Santa Catarina, where 12 percent are found and Paraná, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Brazil Canfil occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent are found and China, where 1 percent are found.

Canfil Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Canfil has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 183 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Canfil Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Canfil last name are 16.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 70% registered to vote for the political party.

Canfil earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.44% more than the national average, earning $57,578 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Canfild92174/
Canfill9219/
Canfiel927/
Canfuil921/
Canfiell860/
Kanfil8324/
Sanfil836/
Camfil834/
Confil833/
Canfel831/
Sanfiel77774/
Canfell7759/
Confild776/
Canfeld775/
Camfiol771/
Confiel771/
Kanfiel771/
Jeanfil771/
Camfill770/
Camfiel770/
Canphil770/
Canfelt770/
Zanfl73122/
Cahnfeld716/
Campfild711/
Campfiel710/
Canfeldt710/
Canfeeld710/
Kanfel6710/
Sanfel676/
Zanfel675/
Confel672/
Sonfil671/
Samfil671/
Jamfil671/
Camfel670/

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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 Canfil
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis