Canston Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Nicaragua

Canston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Canston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Canston Last Name Facts

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

The surname Canston occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Canston? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,391,485th most commonly used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. Canston is predominantly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Canston are found; 54 percent are found in Northern Europe and 54 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Canston is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 7,959,723. In England it is mostly found in: Nottinghamshire, where 86 percent live and Somerset, where 14 percent live. Besides England it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent live and Belarus, where 8 percent live.

Canston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Canston has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Canston last name declined 79 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Canston Last Name Statistics demography

Canston earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 60.7% less than the national average, earning $16,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cainston931/
Canstone930/
Cannston930/
Conston86155/
Kanston8622/
Janston863/
Canstan862/
Camston862/
Sanston861/
Saunston805/
Constont801/
Keanston801/
Canstant801/
Seanston801/
Constone801/
Jainston800/
Janstone800/
Jansthong753/
Constan71671/
Jonston71561/
Comston7131/
Constán7110/
Janstan718/
Konston712/
Kanstan711/
Kamston710/
Constant6754,743/
Constand67134/
Jhonston67122/
Sansthan67104/
Constane6758/
Jonstone6745/
Joynston6717/
Jonnston679/
Khanstan679/
Jonsthon678/
Kohnston675/
Jounston673/
Jonshton672/
Jojnston672/
Saanstan671/
Joinston671/
Keinston670/
Josnston670/
Jhanstan670/

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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 Canston
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