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 surname Canivet is found in France more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Canivet? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 136,399th most frequently held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,214,386 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Canivet live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most numerous in France, where it is borne by 2,692 people, or 1 in 24,674. In France Canivet is most common in: Hauts-de-France, where 32 percent live, Normandy, where 18 percent live and Île-de-France, where 14 percent live. Beside France this last name exists in 21 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 15 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Canivet Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Canivet surname are 25.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.73% being registered to vote for 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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