Canity Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Canity Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Canity Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Canity (3) may also be a first name.

Canity Last Name Facts

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

The last name Canity is found in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Canity? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most common surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 33 percent of Canity are found; 33 percent are found in West Africa and 33 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Canity is also the 7,463,778th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 3 people.

Canity is most common in Liberia, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 4,408,535. In Liberia Canity is mostly concentrated in: River Gee County, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Liberia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 33 percent reside.

Canity Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Canity has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Canity last name declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cannity9219/
Canitoy929/
Caniety923/
Chanity920/
Canniety861/
Chanitty861/
Cannisty860/
Canite83325/
Canita83196/
Canety835/
Caniti834/
Kanity831/
Conity831/
Chaneitay8032/
Chanoitay8026/
Canitez773,299/
Caniete77608/
Canites77526/
Caunite77190/
Casniti77173/
Canieta7799/
Kanityi7771/
Canhita7766/
Chanite7742/
Cannita7724/
Chaniti7723/
Canetty7721/
Canitiz7715/
Canitis779/
Canaite778/
Kanisty777/
Cañnite773/
Cianita772/
Caneite772/
Canitie771/
Canitta771/
Canitha771/
Kanithy771/
Canitit771/
Canitte771/
Cannite771/
Canniti771/
Chanety771/
Caneiti771/
Conisty770/
Counity770/
Connity770/
Channiti71690/
Chanioti71546/
Kaneitay71507/
Caunitis7190/
Canister7173/
Caniotti7126/
Caniotte715/
Chainiti715/
Canheite712/
Changiti711/
Changite711/
Canniete711/
Cannites711/
Canietie711/
Chanitti711/
Chanaiti711/
Kaniti677,648/
Canete677,572/
Kanita671,079/
Caneté67285/
Caneta67167/
Cañite67157/
Cannister67152/
Kanety67144/
Kanite6793/
Conety6769/
Caneti6762/
Zaniti6744/
Conita6734/
Zanite6711/
Kanneitay677/
Cañiti676/
Kanaithay674/
Cañety673/
Kanaitaya673/
Conite672/
Cianiotti671/
Kanittaya671/
Canète671/
Kanité671/
Konity670/

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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 Canity
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