Caniau Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Caniau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 25 | 1:2,656,909 | 193,074 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Caniau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Caniau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Caniau is more commonly found in France than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Caniau? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,798,600th most frequent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. Caniau occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Caniau are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.
This last name is most numerous in France, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 2,656,909. In France Caniau is primarily found in: Hauts-de-France, where 92 percent reside and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 8 percent reside. Beside France this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 4 percent reside and Germany, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caniaux | 92 | 342 | / |
| Canieau | 92 | 29 | / |
| Canniaux | 86 | 64 | / |
| Chainiau | 86 | 20 | / |
| Chanieau | 86 | 1 | / |
| Caniou | 83 | 174 | / |
| Coniau | 83 | 11 | / |
| Janiau | 83 | 8 | / |
| Saniau | 83 | 6 | / |
| Janiaud | 77 | 588 | / |
| Chanyau | 77 | 517 | / |
| Jauniau | 77 | 127 | / |
| Janiaut | 77 | 114 | / |
| Janiaux | 77 | 43 | / |
| Canniou | 77 | 35 | / |
| Sanjiau | 77 | 35 | / |
| Coniaut | 77 | 2 | / |
| Coniaux | 77 | 1 | / |
| Canioux | 77 | 1 | / |
| Canyaus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jauniaux | 71 | 398 | / |
| Janniaux | 71 | 98 | / |
| Janniaud | 71 | 69 | / |
| Cannioux | 71 | 5 | / |
| Quaniaux | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kanaiyau | 71 | 3 | / |
| Janiault | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jeaniaud | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanyau | 67 | 314 | / |
| Tchagnaou | 67 | 31 | / |
| Joniau | 67 | 13 | / |
| Jeanniaux | 67 | 4 | / |
| Canyou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kanhaiyau | 67 | 4 | / |
| Keniau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zanyau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tchanniou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Caniau
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