Canyan Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Canyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | 18 | 1:162,788 | 4,827 |
| Turkey | 7 | 1:11,117,346 | 139,182 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Canyan (5,429) may also be a first name.
Canyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Canyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Canyan (Hindi: चण्यान) is carried by more people in Armenia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Canyan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Canyan is the 3,730,171st most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. Canyan occurs mostly in Asia, where 75 percent of Canyan reside; 64 percent reside in West Asia and 64 percent reside in Armeno-West Asia. Canyan is also the 91,302nd most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, borne by 5,429 people.
The last name Canyan is most frequently used in Armenia, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 162,788. In Armenia it is primarily concentrated in: Lori Province, where 67 percent are found, Ararat Province, where 17 percent are found and Kotayk Province, where 11 percent are found. Barring Armenia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 25 percent are found and India, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Canyan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Canyan in the Hindi language | ||
| चण्यान | canyana | 50 |
| चंयना | canyana | 50 |
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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
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- 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 Canyan
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