Kanavan Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Suriname
Highest density in:
Suriname

Kanavan Surname Definition:

= Canavan, q.v.

Kanavan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
England191:2,932,529101,561
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
United States111:32,950,812797,015
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Kanavan (17) may also be a first name.

Kanavan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Canavan, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Kanavan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanavan (Hindi: कनवां, Marathi: कनावन, Russian: Канаван) occurs more in Suriname more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanavan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,849,867th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 37 percent of Kanavan reside; 26 percent reside in South America and 26 percent reside in Gallo-Germanic South America. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring given name in the world, held by 17 people.

This surname is most widely held in Suriname, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 21,254. Outside of Suriname this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 25 percent reside and England, where 19 percent reside.

Kanavan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kanavan has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 633 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 157 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kanavan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

Kanavan earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.35% more than the national average, earning $48,911 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kanavan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanavan in the Marathi language
कनावनkanavana-
Kanavan in the Hindi language
कनवांkanavam33.33
कानावनkanavana33.33
कनवानkanavana16.67
कानवनkanavana16.67
Kanavan in the Russian language
Канаванkanavan-

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