Canabrava Surname

345,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,061 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Canabrava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Canabrava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1,0531:203,2997,824
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511

The alternate forms: Cañabrava (1) are calculated separately.

Canabrava Last Name Facts

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

Canabrava is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Cañabrava. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Canabrava? popularity and diffusion

Canabrava is the 345,133rd most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,868,564 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Canabrava are found; 100 percent are found in South America and 99 percent are found in Luso-South America.

This surname is most common in Brazil, where it is held by 1,053 people, or 1 in 203,299. In Brazil it is mostly found in: Minas Gerais, where 45 percent are found, São Paulo, where 23 percent are found and Rio de Janeiro, where 4 percent are found. Barring Brazil it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 0 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

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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
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  • 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 Canabrava
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