Cannigan Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Cannigan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica | 24 | 1:119,581 | 4,532 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Cannigan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cannigan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cannigan is held by more people in Jamaica than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Cannigan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Cannigan is the 3,602,217th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. Cannigan is primarily found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Cannigan are found; 80 percent are found in Caribbean and 80 percent are found in Anglo-Caribbean.
Cannigan is most commonly occurring in Jamaica, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 119,581. In Jamaica it is most numerous in: Middlesex County, where 100 percent are found. Beside Jamaica this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.
Cannigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Cannigan has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name decreased 29 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cannighan | 94 | 0 | / |
| Canigan | 93 | 52 | / |
| Kannigan | 88 | 223 | / |
| Jannigan | 88 | 5 | / |
| Catnigan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Canuigan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Connigan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Canighan | 88 | 0 | / |
| Sannigan | 88 | 0 | / |
| Connighan | 82 | 4 | / |
| Cannigham | 82 | 2 | / |
| Kannigant | 82 | 2 | / |
| Zangnigan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Canigahan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kanigan | 80 | 203 | / |
| Janigan | 80 | 96 | / |
| Sanigan | 80 | 38 | / |
| Canegan | 80 | 32 | / |
| Conigan | 80 | 24 | / |
| Canugan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Canigon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Canigam | 80 | 0 | / |
| Janighan | 75 | 49 | / |
| Canigong | 75 | 24 | / |
| Connegan | 75 | 15 | / |
| Caneghan | 75 | 7 | / |
| Sanighan | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kanighan | 75 | 3 | / |
| Caunugan | 75 | 3 | / |
| Jahnigan | 75 | 2 | / |
| Janigand | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jeanigan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Conighan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Canhegan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sainigan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kannugan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanigane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chanigon | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chanegan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jannegan | 75 | 0 | / |
| Canigham | 75 | 0 | / |
| Caunnhigham | 74 | 1 | / |
| Zongnigan | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kannegant | 71 | 5 | / |
| Connigham | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sainighan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Conigahan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Janighane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Johnnigan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khamnigan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Counighan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Jonigan | 67 | 44 | / |
| Conegan | 67 | 12 | / |
| Conugan | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kanegan | 67 | 9 | / |
| Janigam | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sahanighan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kanugan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sonigan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cónegan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Janigon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chanaigoon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Konigan | 67 | 0 | / |
| Conigon | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kenigan | 67 | 0 | / |
| Conigam | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Cannigan
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