Caniban Surname
Approximately 1,174 people bear this surname
Caniban Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 1,158 | 1:87,425 | 15,188 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Cañiban (54) are calculated separately.
Caniban Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Caniban Come From? nationality or country of origin
Caniban is found most frequently in The Philippines. It can also appear in the variant forms: Cañiban. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Caniban? popularity and diffusion
It is the 318,721st most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 6,207,450 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Caniban are found; 98 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 97 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.
The surname is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is borne by 1,158 people, or 1 in 87,425. In The Philippines Caniban is mostly concentrated in: Western Visayas, where 27 percent reside, Central Visayas, where 18 percent reside and Soccsksargen, where 14 percent reside. Besides The Philippines this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 1 percent reside and Taiwan, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cañiban | 95 | 54 | / |
| Canieban | 93 | 1 | / |
| Canibang | 93 | 1 | / |
| Saniban | 86 | 106 | / |
| Canivan | 86 | 33 | / |
| Caniwan | 86 | 12 | / |
| Caneban | 86 | 9 | / |
| Canuban | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kaniban | 86 | 1 | / |
| Janibayn | 80 | 1,134 | / |
| Canihuan | 80 | 198 | / |
| Canibong | 80 | 77 | / |
| Sanaiban | 80 | 11 | / |
| Sanibain | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kaniband | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kanibain | 80 | 4 | / |
| Zangiban | 80 | 2 | / |
| Cañibane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cannivan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sainiban | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zanibane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zainiband | 75 | 351 | / |
| Kanibandh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kanibahan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Janibahan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zanivan | 71 | 915 | / |
| Cañeban | 71 | 88 | / |
| Zanibon | 71 | 42 | / |
| Kaniwan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Canevan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Saneban | 71 | 2 | / |
| Canjuan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khanibahan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Janibon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanivan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Canivon | 71 | 0 | / |
| Zanibone | 67 | 52 | / |
| Queniban | 67 | 16 | / |
| Cañihuan | 67 | 13 | / |
| Khaniwan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kanibong | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sanibhon | 67 | 4 | / |
| Janebain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Canehuan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanubain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaniwane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaneban | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cannevan | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kannivan | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Caniban
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