Caniff Surname

757,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 378 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Caniff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Caniff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3291:1,101,69979,755
Wales381:81,4356,830
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
England41:13,929,515290,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1961:256,21821,129

Caniff Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Caniff Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Caniff is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Caniff click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Caniff? popularity and diffusion

The surname Caniff is the 757,040th most common last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 19,279,222 people. The last name Caniff is predominantly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Caniff are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 329 people, or 1 in 1,101,699. In The United States Caniff is most common in: Florida, where 14 percent reside, Michigan, where 13 percent reside and Kentucky, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Wales, where 10 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Caniff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Caniff has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 168 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Caniff Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Caniff last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Caniff surname are 11.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.44% being registered to vote for the political party.

Caniff earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.46% less than the national average, earning $39,498 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Canniff921,138/
Camniff921/
Caniffe921/
Cauniff920/
Canif913/
Canniffe86291/
Chanif83425/
Coniff83240/
Saniff83147/
Caneff83123/
Kaniff8375/
Janiff836/
Cannif833/
Canife831/
Canipf830/
Conniff771,483/
Kanieff778/
Tsaniff776/
Janniff774/
Kanniff772/
Coniffe771/
Conoiff771/
Cannifs771/
Kanoiff771/
Cannisf771/
Couniff770/
Canneff770/
Chanife770/
Kaniffe770/
Caneffe770/
Sanif731,285/
Janif73761/
Kanif73159/
Zanif7368/
Caniw7361/
Canef7314/
Conif732/
Caniv731/
Conniffe7146/
Cosgniff711/
Ceinniff710/
Khanif672,276/
Kanife67545/
Kaneff67211/
Coneff6767/
Canefe6728/
Chanib6727/
Jannif6719/
Janeff6713/
Zaneff6712/
Sanief6711/
Zjanif6710/
Zainif6710/
Chaniv677/
Chanef676/
Kanaif675/
Keniff675/
Saneff674/
Jeanif674/
Connif674/
Joniff673/
Saneif672/
Canoiv672/
Sanaif672/
Sannif672/
Zanife672/
Sainif672/
Zhanif672/
Caithneff671/
Jainif671/
Hsanif671/
Caniev671/
Tsanif671/
Chanifowa671/
Zanaif671/
Zaneif671/
Hjanif671/
Janife671/
Kahnif671/
Conife670/
Conief670/
Canepf670/

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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 Caniff
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