Canih Surname
Approximately 1 people bear this surname
Canih Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Canih (1,012) may also be a first name.
Canih Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Canih Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Canih (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻧﻴﻪ) is found most frequently in Mauritania. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Canih? popularity and diffusion
It is the 14,316,765th most prevalent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Canih occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Canih are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Canih is also the 252,656th most widespread forename internationally, held by 1,012 people.
Canih is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 4,094,863. In Mauritania Canih is mostly concentrated in: Gorgol Region, where 100 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Canih Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Canih in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺎﻧﻴﻪ | kanyh | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Canih
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