Canright Surname

814,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 342 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Canright Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Canright Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3351:1,081,96778,689
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

Canright Last Name Facts

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

The surname Canright is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Canright? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 814,680th most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,308,614 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Canright reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 335 people, or 1 in 1,081,967. In The United States Canright is most prevalent in: California, where 24 percent live, Texas, where 8 percent live and Washington, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent live and Norway, where 1 percent live.

Canright Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Canright has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Canright last name grew 588 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Canright Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Canright last name are 24.24% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.01% registered with the party.

Canright earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.36% more than the national average, earning $48,912 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Canrighjt943/
Cainright941/
Chanright941/
Conright8840/
Camright881/
Seanright821/
Connright820/
Konright751/
Comright750/
Sonright750/
Conroix5344/

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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 Canright
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