Canjels Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Canjels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Canjels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1621:104,24216,843
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559

Canjels Last Name Facts

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

The last name Canjels occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Canjels? popularity and diffusion

The last name Canjels is the 1,286,243rd most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 41,172,576 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Canjels reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Canjels is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 162 people, or 1 in 104,242. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: North Brabant, where 40 percent are found, Limburg, where 31 percent are found and Gelderland, where 15 percent are found. Besides The Netherlands it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

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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 Canjels
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