Canopus Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Canopus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Canopus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
India51:153,413,076951,030
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Canopus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Canopus occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Canopus.

How Common Is The Last Name Canopus? popularity and diffusion

The last name Canopus is the 4,206,983rd most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 50 percent of Canopus live; 27 percent live in South Asia and 23 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

This last name is most widely held in Brazil, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 42,814,866. In Brazil it is mostly found in: Minas Gerais, where 40 percent live, Maranhão, where 20 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 20 percent live. Without taking into account Brazil Canopus exists in 9 countries. It is also found in India, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Janopus861/
Kanopu772/
Kanapus7179/
Konopus712/
Canapau711/
Cannapu711/
Konopeus6724/
Konopush673/
Canapaux671/
Kanapaus671/
Konopeusz631/
Konopu6248/
Kanapu6223/
Conapu621/
Kangapu57617/
Kannapu57268/
Kaanapu57102/
Kanapau5743/
Konopud5731/
Kasnapu573/
Kainapu572/
Khanapu572/
Kanapou571/
Kounopu571/
Konopeusová5625/
Konopeusova562/
Kannappu537/
Khanapau531/
Kannatpu531/
Kounoupos5020/
Kohnepush501/
Kounoupou501/

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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 Canopus
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