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 most in Turkey. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Canister? popularity and diffusion

Canister is the 2,220,661st most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. It 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 frequently occurring forename worldwide, held by 33 people.

The surname Canister is most frequent in Turkey, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 2,358,225. In Turkey Canister is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 100 percent live. Barring Turkey it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 30 percent live and The United States, where 25 percent live.

Canister Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Canister has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Canister Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding 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
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