Canhye Surname
Approximately 269 people bear this surname
Canhye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritius | 266 | 1:4,862 | 977 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
Canhye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Canhye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Canhye occurs in Mauritius more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Canhye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 966,131st most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 27,091,249 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Canhye are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in Southern African Indian Ocean.
The surname Canhye is most commonly used in Mauritius, where it is held by 266 people, or 1 in 4,862. In Mauritius it is primarily concentrated in: Moka District, where 29 percent reside, Rivière du Rempart District, where 29 percent reside and Pamplemousses District, where 25 percent reside. Aside from Mauritius Canhye exists in one country. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Canhye
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