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

The last name Canway occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Canway.

How Common Is The Last Name Canway? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,723,624th most frequent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Canway reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Florida, where 33 percent are found, Nevada, where 33 percent are found and Texas, where 33 percent are found. Apart from The United States Canway is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 13 percent are found and China, where 13 percent are found.

Canway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Canway Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Canway surname is chiefly 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
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