Canthorn Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Canthorn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Canthorn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

Canthorn Last Name Facts

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

Canthorn is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Canthorn? popularity and diffusion

Canthorn is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Canthorn reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Canthorn is mostly found in: Arkansas, where 67 percent live and Tennessee, where 33 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 17 percent live and Thailand, where 17 percent live.

Canthorn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Canthorn has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Canthorn
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