Canister Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Israel

Canister Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Canister Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey331:2,358,22575,877
Israel221:388,98331,283
United States181:20,136,607622,629
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Canister (33) may also be a first name.

Canister Last Name Facts

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

Canister occurs more in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Canister? popularity and diffusion

The last name Canister is the 2,220,661st most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 45 percent of Canister are found; 45 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 45 percent are found in East Thrace and Karpass. Canister is also the 1,807,719th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 33 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 2,358,225. In Turkey Canister is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Turkey this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 30 percent reside and The United States, where 25 percent reside.

Canister Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Canister has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Canister surname expanded 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Canister Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Canister surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Canister earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.4% less than the national average, earning $20,969 USD per year.

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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 Canister
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis