Cavannah Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Cavannah Surname Definition:

(Celtic) The eponym of the Cavanaghs received his name, according to John O’Donovan, from having been fostered at Kilcavan = Church of (St.) Kevan [Irish Caemh + án, gentle, handsome]

Cavannah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
England11:55,718,059489,080
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1081:225,69817,096
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Cavannah Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) The eponym of the Cavanaghs received his name, according to John O’Donovan, from having been fostered at Kilcavan = Church of (St.) Kevan [Irish Caemh + án, gentle, handsome]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Cavannah Last Name Facts

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

Cavannah is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cavannah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cavannah is the 4,772,636th most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. Cavannah occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Cavannah are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Cavannah is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 30,204,911. In The United States Cavannah is most prevalent in: Massachusetts, where 42 percent live, Alabama, where 25 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 12 percent live and Azerbaijan, where 6 percent live.

Cavannah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cavannah has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cavannah last name contracted 71 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 99 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cavannah Last Name Statistics demography

Cavannah earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.28% more than the national average, earning $46,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cavannahj941/
Cavanna936,356/
Cavanah93900/
Cavanath8812/
Kavannah886/
Cavanach886/
Cavanadh884/
Cavanauh884/
Cavangna884/
Cavanash882/
Cavangah882/
Cavanayh881/
Cavanajh881/
Cavanaph881/
Cavagnah880/
Cavanaha880/
Cavaenah880/
Cavana861,777/
Cavanauch822/
Cavanaush821/
Cavanahai821/
Cavasenna821/
Cavagna806,950/
Kavanah80194/
Cavenah80124/
Cavanas8085/
Cavanay8077/
Cabanna8044/
Cavanai8033/
Kavanna8024/
Caevana8020/
Cavanat8019/
Cavanga8010/
Caivana809/
Cavenna805/
Cavanho803/
Cavanno802/
Cabanah802/
Cavanau802/
Cahvana801/
Cavhana801/
Cavonna801/
Cavanaj801/
Cavaina801/
Cavanea801/
Caveana801/
Cawanna800/
Cavayna800/
Kavannauth781/
Caveagna75122/
Caveanha7555/
Cavanhas7527/
Cavaneau759/
Cavagnat759/
Kavanadh753/
Kavanauh753/
Cavahina753/
Kavangah752/
Cavanass751/
Cavenajh751/
Cavenhah751/
Cavhanau751/
Kavanaha751/
Kavanash751/
Kayvanah751/
Cavanaai751/
Cavanais751/
Cauvanad751/
Cavahana750/
Kavagnah750/
Kavanaah750/
Cavennau750/
Kavanajh750/
Cabana7126,102/
Kavana712,491/
Cavano71280/
Cavaña71129/
Qavana7132/
Cavena7126/
Cawana7115/
Cafana717/
Kavanauth716/
Cavasenno715/
Cavona713/
Kavanaudh711/
Cavanouth711/
Kavanauch711/
Cávana711/
Cahavanaj711/
Cahavanay711/
Ccahuanna711/
Covana711/
Cavagnass710/
Cafagna672,968/
Caivano672,116/
Kavanga671,142/
Cabanay67733/
Cabanha67295/
Kawanna67284/
Cavaney67157/
Cavañas67155/
Khavana6775/
Kavanau6757/
Cavanos6743/
Cavanoğ6740/
Kavanai6738/
Cawanga6736/
Cavagno6735/
Cahwana6733/
Cabanau6720/
Cavogna6716/
Kavanay6715/
Cabhana6715/
Gcovana6714/
Cavenay6713/
Covenah6712/
Kavgana679/
Cavango679/
Kaveana679/
Kavaina678/
Kavanat675/
Kaevana674/
Cabanaj674/
Kavayna673/
Cavenau672/
Cabanno672/
Covanaj672/
Cajuana671/
Kavahanahe671/
Kavonna671/
Catvano671/
Gcawana671/
Kawanah671/
Cabanho671/
Kavanaa671/
Kaivana671/
Kovanah671/
Cabanea671/
Ccawana671/
Covanea671/
Cabeana671/
Gcabana671/
Cavaino671/
Kavanha671/
Kavenah670/
Cavenno670/

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