Canovas Surname

28,658th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,736 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Guam

Canovas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Canovas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain12,4241:3,763462
France2,4191:27,4593,323
Argentina1,0831:39,4683,306
Brazil5971:358,58313,735
Philippines5971:169,57827,628
Mexico3441:360,8327,494
Cuba3231:35,6741,692
United States3071:1,180,64884,333
Chile2231:78,9983,154
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Guam581:2,761360
England461:1,211,26256,182
Peru331:963,15518,708
Colombia301:1,592,46911,125
Venezuela301:1,006,80315,224
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Andorra261:3,225636
Uruguay241:142,99012,722
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Panama61:652,04310,051
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Cánovas (361), Cañovas (15) & Cànovas (7) are calculated separately.

Canovas (37) may also be a first name.

Canovas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Canovas is borne by more people in Spain than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Cánovas, Cañovas or Cànovas. Click here for further possible spellings of Canovas.

How Common Is The Last Name Canovas? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 28,658th most common surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 388,960 people. Canovas occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Canovas are found; 66 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 66 percent are found in Iberian Europe. It is also the 1,688,769th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 37 people.

The last name is most frequent in Spain, where it is held by 12,424 people, or 1 in 3,763. In Spain it is most frequent in: Murcia, where 51 percent reside, Catalonia, where 14 percent reside and Valencian Community, where 13 percent reside. Other than Spain this surname exists in 41 countries. It is also found in France, where 13 percent reside and Argentina, where 6 percent reside.

Canovas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Canovas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Canovas surname increased 5,117 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 4,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Canovas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Canovas are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Canovas earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 180.96% more than the national average, earning S/. 54,464 per year; in Colombia they earn 27.61% more than the national average, earning $28,969,800 COP per year and in United States they earn 27.96% more than the national average, earning $55,212 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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  • 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 Canovas
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