Cognomen Canisius (Canisius 
) , around the world, is quite a rare surname. The last name Canisius is habitual in Rwanda, where it is quite a rare surname, Switzerland, where it is a rare surname, and Netherlands. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Germany, Rwanda, and Indonesia. Also, Canisius is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Canisius | Indonesia, Germany, Zambia, Tanzania, Rwanda |
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petrus canisius Dutch, Jesuit priest, Doctor of the Church, Roman Catholic saint, NL (b. 1521) |
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| theodorich canisius Dutch academic, NL (b. 1532) |
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| dirk canisius (b. 1532) |
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| henricus canisius Dutch lawyer, NL (b. 1562) |
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| jacobus canisius (b. 1584) |
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| johannes canisius (b. 1585) |
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| henricus canisius NL (b. 1624) |
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| thomas canisius DE (b. 1792) |
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| theodore canisius German-born physician, journalist and diplomat, DE (b. 1826) |
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| arnold canisius DE (b. 1833) |
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| jean canisius fruit grower (b. 1850) |
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| viktor von canisius PL (b. 1842) |
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| edgar canisius AT (b. 1865) |
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| richard canisius (b. 1872) |
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| canisius pfättisch (b. 1886) |
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