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
Caniau is found most frequently in France. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Caniau.
How Common Is The Last Name Caniau? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,798,600th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Caniau reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 96 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.
It is most frequently held in France, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 2,656,909. In France Caniau is most common in: Hauts-de-France, where 92 percent are found and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 8 percent are found. Besides France Caniau exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 4 percent are found and Germany, where 4 percent are found.
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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis