Cansell Surname

786,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 359 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Cansell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cansell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1301:510,94471,022
England1261:442,20729,452
Australia741:364,80730,412
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Cayman Islands31:21,2981,488
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:609,38430,680
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Cansell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cansell has its highest incidence in France. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cansell? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 786,896th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 20,299,571 people. The surname Cansell is mostly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Cansell live; 37 percent live in Western Europe and 36 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Cansell is most frequently occurring in France, where it is held by 130 people, or 1 in 510,944. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Grand Est, where 52 percent live, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 22 percent live and Île-de-France, where 21 percent live. Without taking into account France it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in England, where 35 percent live and Australia, where 21 percent live.

Cansell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cansell has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Cansell last name expanded 315 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 42 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chansell931/
Caunsell930/
Cansel92177/
Camsell86237/
Chansel86143/
Cancell8652/
Consell8640/
Kansell8618/
Jansell8611/
Cansiel868/
Sansell862/
Counsell803,010/
Cansızel8033/
Sannsell8021/
Cansield8011/
Chanssel809/
Chancell802/
Conssell801/
Canchell801/
Consuell800/
Connsell800/
Cangel772,825/
Cancel772,544/
Kansel77126/
Consel77108/
Jansel7789/
Sansel7720/
Camsel7711/
Canzel772/
Cansil771/
Sansll771/
Quanshell751/
Chancel711,253/
Counsel71733/
Changel71245/
Canchel71179/
Jonsell7125/
Konsell7123/
Consael7122/
Jangell7116/
Sanzell7115/
Consuel7114/
Consiel717/
Chanjel715/
Sonsell712/
Canchll712/
Caingel712/
Jannsel711/
Kanszel711/
Jeansel711/
Chanzel711/
Jancell711/
Chansil711/
Kanzell711/
Conseul711/
Consill711/
Khansel711/
Congell711/
Cattengell711/
Sansill711/
Quansel711/
Kangell711/
Connsel710/
Concell710/
Kanselt710/
Conjell710/
Cauncel710/
Scancel710/
Comsell710/
Cangill710/
Councell67378/
Conchell6757/
Çağansel6731/
Janschel6723/
Counsill6710/
Cooncell676/
Cattensield675/
Kansl674/
Jansl673/
Khanshel672/
Zaumsell672/
Cansigli672/
Consl671/
Jonshell671/
Camsl671/
Kansield671/
Counsiel671/
Cancl671/
Konseell671/
Jansheel671/
Cauncill670/
Conncell670/

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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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  • 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 Cansell
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