Canningham Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Canningham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Canningham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:45,307,367917,113
England21:27,859,030389,889
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

Canningham Last Name Facts

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

The last name Canningham is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Canningham? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,812,366th most numerous last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Canningham reside; 73 percent reside in North America and 73 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 45,307,367. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 38 percent reside, Texas, where 38 percent reside and Illinois, where 13 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 18 percent reside and South Africa, where 9 percent reside.

Canningham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Canningham has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Canningham last name contracted 81 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Canningham Last Name Statistics demography

Canningham earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.23% less than the national average, earning $38,304 USD per year.

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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 Canningham
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