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 has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Canningham? popularity and diffusion

The surname Canningham is the 5,812,366th most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Canningham are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Canningham is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 45,307,367. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 38 percent reside, Texas, where 38 percent reside and Illinois, where 13 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent reside and South Africa, where 9 percent reside.

Canningham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Canningham has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 81 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 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
  • 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 Canningham
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