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 last name Cansell is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Cansell click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cansell? popularity and diffusion

Cansell is the 786,896th most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 20,299,571 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Cansell are found; 37 percent are found in Western Europe and 36 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in France, where it is carried by 130 people, or 1 in 510,944. In France Cansell is primarily found in: Grand Est, where 52 percent live, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 22 percent live and Île-de-France, where 21 percent live. Apart from France this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in England, where 35 percent live and Australia, where 21 percent live.

Cansell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cansell has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Cansell surname rose 315 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cansell
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