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
Average Cavana Salary in
United States
$50,089 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Cavana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cavana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cavana is more commonly found in Italy than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Cavaña or Cávana. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Cavana? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 228,115th most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 4,101,039 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Cavana reside; 37 percent reside in South America and 26 percent reside in Italic Europe. Cavana is also the 616,131st most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 215 people.
It is most numerous in Italy, where it is borne by 454 people, or 1 in 134,706. In Italy it is primarily concentrated in: Lombardy, where 40 percent are found, Emilia-Romagna, where 31 percent are found and Liguria, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Italy this surname exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 21 percent are found and India, where 16 percent are found.
Cavana Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Cavana has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 120 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 480 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it grew 102 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 91 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Cavana Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Cavana are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.43% being registered with 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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