Canough Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Canough Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Canough Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Canough Last Name Facts

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

The last name Canough is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Canough? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,876,555th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Canough live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Canough is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 13,424,405. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 89 percent live, Indiana, where 4 percent live and North Carolina, where 4 percent live. Outside of The United States it exists in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 41 percent live.

Canough Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Canough has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Canough last name grew 540 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Canough Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Canough earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 21.27% less than the national average, earning $33,971 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.64% more than the national average, earning $62,919 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cannough930/
Catnough930/
Canoug925/
Janough862/
Canaugh861/
Conough860/
Kanough860/
Canog83211/
Caanaugh802/
Chonough801/
Catnaugh800/
Quanough800/
Cannaugh800/
Canoog77940/
Canuog77103/
Kanugh7748/
Cannog7742/
Cainog774/
Cannug774/
Kanoug772/
Sanoug772/
Chanog772/
Cajnog771/
Chanug771/
Caunog771/
Canagh770/
Cainhog71184/
Chanagh7186/
Ciasnog7139/
Cagnoux7116/
Cannoux718/
Kanaugh717/
Chanukh712/
Kenough711/
Sannoug711/
Tchanog711/
Cainoog711/
Canuyag711/
Chanouk711/
Connogh710/
Canag67631/
Kanug67522/
Janog67358/
Conog67284/
Changoog67116/
Canox6794/
Canux6763/
Kanog6743/
Canok6743/
Tsonough6722/
Channouk6710/
Canuc675/
Sanog675/
Canuk674/
Janug671/
Connaugh671/
Zanug671/
Canoc671/
Conug671/
Sanug671/
Kenoucgh671/
Kaunaugh670/
Kannaugh670/
Keenough670/

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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 Canough
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