Canha Surname
Approximately 2,809 people bear this surname
Canha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 1,415 | 1:7,363 | 686 |
| Brazil | 894 | 1:239,457 | 9,230 |
| United States | 254 | 1:1,427,004 | 98,129 |
| South Africa | 54 | 1:1,003,291 | 61,925 |
| England | 44 | 1:1,266,320 | 57,817 |
| France | 29 | 1:2,290,439 | 180,028 |
| Angola | 25 | 1:1,079,569 | 3,117 |
| Philippines | 24 | 1:4,218,259 | 160,165 |
| Venezuela | 21 | 1:1,438,289 | 19,453 |
| Spain | 17 | 1:2,750,120 | 61,567 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Canhã (1) are calculated separately.
Canha (23) may also be a first name.
Canha Demographics
Average Canha Salary in
United States
$52,300 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Canha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Canha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Canha (Hindi: चंह) is found in Portugal more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Canhã. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Canha? popularity and diffusion
The surname Canha is the 155,943rd most frequently used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 2,594,356 people. The last name Canha is predominantly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Canha reside; 51 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 51 percent reside in Iberian Europe. Canha is also the 2,239,265th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 23 people.
The last name Canha is most commonly held in Portugal, where it is carried by 1,415 people, or 1 in 7,363. Not including Portugal it occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 32 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.
Canha Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Canha has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Canha last name rose 8,467 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Canha Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Canha surname are 45.47% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 98.7% registered with the party.
The amount Canha earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 109.23% more than the national average, earning R 497,220 per year; in United States they earn 21.21% more than the national average, earning $52,300 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.87% more than the national average, earning $55,582 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Canha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Canha in the Hindi language | ||
| चंह | canha | - |
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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 Canha
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