Cans Surname

516,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 631 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Belgium

Cans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3571:186,05828,941
Belgium961:119,75717,631
Spain491:954,12336,393
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Latvia51:410,00928,210
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
England21:27,859,030389,889
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

The alternate forms: Cāns (2) are calculated separately.

Cans (48) may also be a first name.

Cans Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cans occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Cāns. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cans? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cans is the 516,587th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,549,201 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Cans are found; 72 percent are found in Western Europe and 57 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Cans is also the 1,448,253rd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 48 people.

Cans is most common in France, where it is carried by 357 people, or 1 in 186,058. In France it is mostly found in: Occitanie, where 68 percent live, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 9 percent live and Pays de la Loire, where 7 percent live. Outside of France Cans exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 15 percent live and Spain, where 8 percent live.

Cans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cans has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cans last name grew 188 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 82 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cans Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cans surname are 14.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.54% being registered to vote for the party.

Cans earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.15% less than the national average, earning $38,338 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cāns922/
Cains891,832/
Chans89717/
Canse89109/
Canns8934/
Cahns8917/
Ceans8916/
Scans8910/
Cauns895/
Cians893/
Csans892/
Canst891/
Camns891/
Caans890/
Casns890/
Canss890/
Chains80874/
Chanse80566/
Cansse80295/
Caßens8029/
Cahans8028/
Casins8017/
Chauns806/
Canshe805/
Chan's804/
Casens803/
Cainns803/
Cahnsd801/
Chansh801/
Sceans801/
Cacens801/
Tchans801/
Cain's801/
Channs801/
Catins800/
Scains800/
Jans7516,129/
Sans7515,037/
Cons752,377/
Kans75515/
Zans75401/
Cams75305/
Canz75153/
Qans7515/
Cassens732,026/
Cassins73143/
Caggins7360/
Caitens7359/
Tchanse7337/
Cahsens7311/
Cascins734/
Causins733/
Causyns732/
Caicins732/
Caheins732/
Causens731/
Casiens731/
Chanshe731/
Caisins731/
Cajcins731/
Catense731/
Chansse730/
Cachins730/
Kanse6725,939/
Janse6712,806/
Coons6712,256/
Jeans673,885/
Cance671,206/
Sains67912/
Khans67624/
Jaans67526/
Janss67373/
Const67261/
Kahns67257/
Canje67187/
Kains67182/
Sanns67166/
Jhans67127/
Sansh67108/
Conse6799/
Janns6798/
Keans6792/
Cohns6783/
Jauns6779/
Zians6771/
Jains6766/
Canze6763/
Zains6759/
Jansh6744/
Kansh6738/
Canch6734/
Saans6729/
Dsans6727/
Conss6726/
Caims6725/
Janås6724/
Chanz6722/
Seans6722/
Sahns6719/
Zauns6719/
Sauns6714/
Kanns6712/
Zanse6712/
Gians6712/
Couns6710/
Quans677/
Zhans676/
Chons676/
Consd676/
Kauns675/
Djans675/
Hjans675/
Conns674/
Zanns674/
Cam's674/
Camst674/
Hzans674/
Coins673/
Zahns673/
Qansh673/
Consh673/
Zeans673/
Sanss673/
Kaëns673/
Tchansse673/
Kayns672/
Comns672/
Tsans672/
Tzans672/
Caussens672/
Camse672/
Canjt671/
Chanx671/
Ceins671/
Jajns671/
Coyns671/
Scons671/
Ciams671/
Zansh671/
Jansø671/
Kansz671/
Kan's671/
Qahns671/
Sansz671/
Saëns671/
Czons671/
Kgans671/
Kaans671/
Rzans671/
Canşe670/
Jayns670/
Caums670/
Zanss670/
Kanss670/
Caams670/
Cassinse670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cans
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