Le Cann Surname

437,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 785 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Le Cann Surname Definition:

(Armoric), the White. (variant: le Gwen.) de Cancoet, of White wood? “Kann,”white, brilliant; “kan,” canal, current of water; also a song.

Le Cann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France7721:86,04012,255
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Le Cann Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Armoric), the White. (variant: le Gwen.) de Cancoet, of White wood? “Kann,”white, brilliant; “kan,” canal, current of water; also a song.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Le Cann Last Name Facts

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

The last name Le Cann has its highest incidence in France. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Le Cann? popularity and diffusion

The surname Le Cann is the 437,080th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 9,283,498 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Le Cann are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

It is most common in France, where it is borne by 772 people, or 1 in 86,040. In France Le Cann is most prevalent in: Brittany, where 47 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 16 percent are found and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 9 percent are found. Excluding France this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Thailand, where 1 percent are found.

Le Cann Last Name Statistics demography

Le Cann earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 139% more than the national average, earning $103,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Le Canne9358/
Le Can9256/
Le Sann86461/
Le Cain86307/
Le Cant8625/
Le Scan8617/
Le Canh8611/
Le Chan865/
Le Cang862/
Le-Cann861/
Le Conn861/
Le Cand861/
Le Janne8075/
La Canne809/
Le Caine803/
Le Chanh802/
Le Conne800/
Le Cam774,223/
Le Jan77585/
La Can772/
Le Kan771/
Le Cahain7549/
Le Jeanne7547/
Le Caisne7518/
Le Jean71703/
Le Sonn7177/
Le Quan7176/
Le Cong7135/
Le Cont7115/
Le Coin714/
Le Sanh714/
La Chan713/
Le-Sann713/
Le Chon713/
Le Jane711/
Le Camt711/
Le Sain711/
La Canh711/
Le Sean711/
Le Kane711/
Le Hcen711/
Le Khan711/
Le Quang67199/
Le Count67127/
Le Coënt6720/
Le Coint6712/
Le Cuong677/
Le Khanh675/
Le Zhang673/
Le Jeane672/
Le Jaune672/
Le Coyne671/
La-Canne671/
La Caunt670/

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