Canway Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Canway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Canway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:697,48245,119

Canway Last Name Facts

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

Canway is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Canway.

How Common Is The Last Name Canway? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Canway are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Canway is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Canway is most prevalent in: Florida, where 33 percent live, Nevada, where 33 percent live and Texas, where 33 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 13 percent live and China, where 13 percent live.

Canway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Canway has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Canway surname declined 96 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Canway Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (93%) in Ireland.

Canway earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 47.95% less than the national average, earning $22,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chanway9213/
Canwa9166/
Conway83106,592/
Canbay835,122/
Chanwa8387/
Kanway8345/
Zanway8317/
Canuay832/
Canwey831/
Camway831/
Qanway831/
Canvay830/
Kanwayi7762/
Tchanwa7719/
Chanhwa779/
Chanwai778/
Zainway778/
Connway776/
Kanwaye776/
Conwway775/
Zahnway775/
Conways773/
Kanwaya772/
Canuhay772/
Qconway771/
Chonway771/
Chaunwa771/
Conwaya771/
Chanwua771/
Qanwahy771/
Canbaya771/
Canwach771/
Counway771/
Kanwaiy771/
Chanwha771/
Conwhay770/
Coonway770/
Conwayt770/
Cannbay770/
Conwaay770/
Comnway770/
Conwauy770/
Kanwa731,435/
Canby73859/
Canua73595/
Canva73530/
Zanwa73101/
Canba7318/
Conwy739/
Conwa739/
Canwe736/
Camwa736/
Qanwa732/
Canvy731/
Qanwy731/
Kanwy731/
Cheanwea7114/
Khanwaye715/
Khanwayi712/
Chahanwa711/
Cambay671,724/
Kanwai671,341/
Canbey671,232/
Konway67556/
Canboy67188/
Canuas67168/
Chanua67162/
Kanwea67151/
Chanba67141/
Dzanwa6782/
Canvat6772/
Comway6741/
Chanwi6736/
Canvas6729/
Convay6727/
Keanwa6717/
Chanva6716/
Conwey6714/
Canvad6713/
Czanba6712/
Khanwa6711/
Conwat6710/
Qanbay678/
Zonway676/
Conbay675/
Kamway675/
Canhua675/
Kainwa675/
Canvey674/
Kanvay674/
Chonwa674/
Zanwhy673/
Conwai673/
Kanwah673/
Zannwa673/
Canvaj673/
Chanwe672/
Kanwey672/
Canbuy672/
Camwas672/
Conwoy671/
Cotnwy671/
Counwa671/
Conwah671/
Canuah671/
Canwee671/
Kanhwa671/
Kanuay671/
Tsanwa671/
Canuat671/
Canvaa671/
Canvah671/
Canvai671/
Canvap671/
Chanvy671/
Csonwa671/
Qanwat671/
Gcanba671/
Zanwah671/
Camwai671/
Kanwga671/
Camvay670/
Conuay670/
Chanby670/
Coonwy670/
Canviy670/

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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 Canway
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis