Cannibal Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Cannibal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cannibal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033

Cannibal (35) may also be a first name.

Cannibal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cannibal has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Cannibal click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cannibal? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cannibal is the 4,532,898th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Cannibal are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 35 people.

The surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 2,851,458. In South Africa Cannibal is most frequent in: Free State, where 100 percent live.

Cannibal Last Name Statistics demography

Cannibal earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 72.41% less than the national average, earning R 65,568 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Canibal93104/
Cannival881/
Kannibal881/
Canival80120/
Canibol8079/
Kanibal8036/
Sanibal8030/
Janibal805/
Zanibal801/
Canibał801/
Canibalová7816/
Cangival75109/
Chanival7541/
Canaival7532/
Canneval7510/
Sainibal756/
Canivale751/
Canihual751/
Canivall750/
Cangoival7129/
Catnivale714/
Cannevale713/
Chhanival713/
Sahanibal711/
Kangniwal711/
Caneval67137/
Caniboł6799/
Kanibol6789/
Zanibol6721/
Kanival6718/
Sonibal677/
Kanibalova672/
Cannevalle671/
Kangniwale671/

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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 Cannibal
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