Canvess Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Canvess Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Canvess Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:1,392,95161,553
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Canvess Last Name Facts

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

The last name Canvess is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Canvess? popularity and diffusion

The last name Canvess is the 3,055,934th most commonly used last name globally It is held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. The last name Canvess is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Canvess are found; 98 percent are found in Northern Europe and 98 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Canvess is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 1,392,951. In England it is primarily concentrated in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 88 percent reside and Lincolnshire, where 13 percent reside. Other than England this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Canvess Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Canvess has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chanves8612/
Convess862/
Canvesh861/
Canve830/
Chamvess801/
Convesse800/
Canver77363/
Canvey774/
Canvet773/
Conves772/
Kanves771/
Canues771/
Caunve771/
Canved770/
Canvie770/
Chanvez7145/
Janvest7116/
Kanbess712/
Cambess711/
Conveys711/
Canveez711/
Kanvees711/
Chamves711/
Sanvhes711/
Cannvea710/
Conviss710/
Convese710/
Canva67530/
Canue6722/
Kanve6720/
Conve6718/
Canbe6714/
Canvi6712/
Canwe676/
Chambess672/
Chanveez671/
Cambesse671/
Kanbesse671/
Canvy671/
Chanwesh671/
Cheanvee671/
Conveese670/
Convezse670/

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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 Canvess
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