Canivan Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Philippines

Canivan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Canivan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland211:210,9469,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland81:467,90212,875
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Canivan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Canivan has its highest incidence in The United States. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Canivan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Canivan is the 3,432,070th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Canivan are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 16,475,406. In The United States Canivan is most prevalent in: Connecticut, where 27 percent reside, New York, where 23 percent reside and South Carolina, where 18 percent reside. Besides The United States Canivan occurs in one country. It is also common in The Philippines, where 33 percent reside.

Canivan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Canivan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Canivan surname rose 105 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Canivan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Canivan surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% registered with the party.

Canivan earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.93% more than the national average, earning $48,727 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 Canivan
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