Canalejo Surname

272,960th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,425 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Canalejo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Canalejo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain1,2821:36,4683,611
United States911:3,983,065216,270
Argentina301:1,424,78080,162
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Cañalejo (9) are calculated separately.

Canalejo Last Name Facts

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

Canalejo occurs in Spain more than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Cañalejo. For other possible spellings of Canalejo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Canalejo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 272,960th most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,114,067 people. Canalejo is primarily found in Europe, where 90 percent of Canalejo live; 90 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 90 percent live in Iberian Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Spain, where it is borne by 1,282 people, or 1 in 36,468. In Spain Canalejo is mostly concentrated in: Andalusia, where 46 percent reside, Madrid, where 18 percent reside and Catalonia, where 17 percent reside. Aside from Spain Canalejo occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent reside and Argentina, where 2 percent reside.

Canalejo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Canalejo surname are 20.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 73.33% registered to vote for the party.

Canalejo earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year.

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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 Canalejo
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