Cavana Surname
Approximately 1,777 people bear this surname
Cavana Surname Definition:
Mac an Mhanaigh The Antrim form of MacEvanny, q.v. Quite distinct from Cavanagh. SIF 31
Cavana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 454 | 1:134,706 | 21,594 |
| Argentina | 376 | 1:113,679 | 9,579 |
| India | 285 | 1:2,691,457 | 83,799 |
| Brazil | 130 | 1:1,646,726 | 54,203 |
| Peru | 96 | 1:331,085 | 11,769 |
| United States | 85 | 1:4,264,223 | 227,504 |
| Turkey | 81 | 1:960,758 | 44,160 |
| Scotland | 72 | 1:74,359 | 5,625 |
| England | 46 | 1:1,211,262 | 56,182 |
| Colombia | 38 | 1:1,257,212 | 10,114 |
| New Zealand | 19 | 1:238,333 | 22,631 |
| France | 18 | 1:3,690,151 | 224,666 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Uruguay | 15 | 1:228,784 | 17,372 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 11 | 1:402,715 | 14,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 45 | 1:541,675 | 28,673 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:249,548 | 8,553 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 71 | 1:707,305 | 45,577 |
The alternate forms: Cavaña (129) & Cávana (1) are calculated separately.
Cavana (215) may also be a first name.
Cavana Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mac an Mhanaigh The Antrim form of MacEvanny, q.v. Quite distinct from Cavanagh. SIF 31
Mac an Mhanaigh The Antrim form of MacEvanny, q.v. Quite distinct from Cavanagh. SIF 31
Cavana Demographics
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Cavana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cavana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cavana is borne by more people in Italy than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Cavaña or Cávana. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Cavana? popularity and diffusion
The surname Cavana is the 228,115th most frequent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,101,039 people. The last name Cavana is mostly found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Cavana reside; 37 percent reside in South America and 26 percent reside in Italic Europe. It is also the 616,131st most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 215 people.
The last name is most frequent in Italy, where it is carried by 454 people, or 1 in 134,706. In Italy it is mostly concentrated in: Lombardy, where 40 percent reside, Emilia-Romagna, where 31 percent reside and Liguria, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Italy it occurs in 32 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 21 percent reside and India, where 16 percent reside.
Cavana Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Cavana has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cavana last name increased 120 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 480 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 102 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 91 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Cavana Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Cavana last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Cavana surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Cavana earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 47.36% more than the national average, earning S/. 28,566 per year; in Colombia they earn 12.59% less than the national average, earning $19,844,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 16.08% more than the national average, earning $50,089 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.98% more than the national average, earning $50,172 CAD per year.
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Cavana Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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