Canacuan Surname

306,572nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Canacuan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Canacuan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia9931:48,1112,477
Ecuador2221:71,6485,457
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Canacuan Last Name Facts

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

Canacuan is more frequently found in Colombia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Canacuan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 306,572nd most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,910,418 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Canacuan reside; 99 percent reside in South America and 81 percent reside in Caribbean South America.

The last name is most widespread in Colombia, where it is held by 993 people, or 1 in 48,111. In Colombia it is primarily concentrated in: Nariño Department, where 75 percent are found, Putumayo Department, where 12 percent are found and Valle del Cauca Department, where 9 percent are found. Besides Colombia it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Ecuador, where 18 percent are found and Spain, where 1 percent are found.

Canacuan Last Name Statistics demography

Canacuan earn significantly less than the average income. In Colombia they earn 26.51% less than the national average, earning $16,684,600 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Canancuan941/
Chanachuan891/
Canaguan8850/
Canacuam881/
Konacuan754/
Caneguan751/
Janajuhan715/
Chanakwan714/
Kanakwang595/
Chanokwan591/
Jomnasuan591/
Jonaguain590/
Kanaikwang5680/
Kanokwan50211/
Kanogwan502/
Kanekwan501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Canacuan
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