Canivet Surname

136,399th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Saint Barthelemy

Canivet Surname Definition:

William and Richard de Kenivet, Norm. 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). From St. Pierre de Canivet. John Knyvet 1316 was possessed of estates in Cambridge (Parliamentary Writs). The Lords Knyvett and Baronets Knyvett were of this family.

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Canivet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2,6921:24,6742,939
Belgium4791:24,0013,789
Canada501:736,91258,785
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
England51:11,143,612252,590
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Saint Barthelemy41:2,40444
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guernsey91:3,628639
Jersey71:7,4121,296

Canivet Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

William and Richard de Kenivet, Norm. 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). From St. Pierre de Canivet. John Knyvet 1316 was possessed of estates in Cambridge (Parliamentary Writs). The Lords Knyvett and Baronets Knyvett were of this family.

The Norman People (1874)

Canivet Last Name Facts

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

The last name Canivet is carried by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Canivet? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 136,399th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,214,386 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Canivet are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in France, where it is carried by 2,692 people, or 1 in 24,674. In France it is primarily found in: Hauts-de-France, where 32 percent reside, Normandy, where 18 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 14 percent reside. Besides France this last name occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 15 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Canivet Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Canivet are 25.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.73% being registered with the political party.

The amount Canivet earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.58% more than the national average, earning $45,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.82% less than the national average, earning $46,793 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Canivete934,261/
Chanivet93293/
Cannivet9310/
Canive92225/
Canevet861,174/
Canivez86785/
Caniver8643/
Cannive8616/
Canévet8613/
Canuvet861/
Canevett80152/
Cannevet8038/
Caenevet8037/
Kanivete8024/
Chanibet801/
Chaniwet801/
Saniveth801/
Conivete801/
Caneve77349/
Kanive77217/
Canibe77122/
Canivé7710/
Caniva773/
Caniwe771/
Cañive771/
Cánive771/
Conive771/
Channiwet7532/
Chainiwet7517/
Cannibetz758/
Canevette752/
Canever71766/
Canibey7199/
Canevit7149/
Canivay714/
Caneves713/
Cannivy711/
Janevet711/
Coniver711/
Casneve711/
Cannivé711/
Canebet711/
Canevey711/
Kanyvets674,061/
Konivets67600/
Kanevets67175/
Quenivet67164/
Cannever6712/
Janniwet676/
Conibeth674/
Jasniwet673/
Canebett673/
Canisues671/
Cannevie671/
Quénivet671/
Canneves671/
Cooniver670/
Coniveer670/
Conniver670/

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