Cannow Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

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

Cannow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cannow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

Cannow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cannow is found most in South Africa. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cannow? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 11,742,229th most widely held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Cannow occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Cannow are found; 50 percent are found in Southern Africa and 50 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 54,177,704. In South Africa it is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 100 percent are found. Other than South Africa Cannow exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 50 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cannows920/
Channow920/
Canow9121/
Kannow8322/
Chanow8316/
Connow8315/
Sannow8312/
Canowa836/
Zannow835/
Jannow832/
Caanow831/
Casnow830/
Cahnow830/
Cannov830/
Cannova771,201/
Channov7762/
Jangnow779/
Chajnow778/
Janow731,255/
Sanow73703/
Kanow73497/
Zanow73214/
Conow7370/
Canov7365/
Canaw7318/
Canof7310/
Canob735/
Channouf71658/
Channova7171/
Canova6714,861/
Kanowa671,544/
Chanov67986/
Zahnow67855/
Jagnow67780/
Sahnow67266/
Canoff67195/
Cannav67168/
Caunov6799/
Jasnow6755/
Canopf6735/
Canofe6734/
Kanowe6731/
Kasnow6718/
Kannof6716/
Sannov6715/
Ceynow6714/
Konnow6713/
Kannov6711/
Chanaw679/
Connov679/
Kannaw679/
Kajnow677/
Casnaw677/
Jannov677/
Chanob676/
Tschannov676/
Cianov673/
Cosnow673/
Qannaw673/
Canovs673/
Chanów672/
Khanow672/
Kaunow672/
Cangov672/
Kangow672/
Canoiv672/
Cannub672/
Chonow672/
Janows671/
Zanowa671/
Zamnow671/
Sannaw671/
Canawe671/
Canoob671/
Conowa671/
Conowe671/
Kanhow671/
Seanow671/
Sanoow671/
Casnov671/
Ceanov671/
Zannob671/
Connaw671/
Connof670/
Kanows670/
Connob670/
Zagnow670/

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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 Cannow
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