Canals Surname

75,016th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,548 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Andorra

Canals Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Canals Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain4,3591:10,7251,250
United States5851:619,58850,111
Argentina3381:126,46010,707
Cuba3061:37,6561,742
Dominican Republic2391:43,6522,309
Puerto Rico1701:20,883735
Brazil1381:1,551,26351,554
Philippines911:1,112,50890,748
France511:1,302,406132,002
Australia491:550,93340,757
Uruguay411:83,7018,547
Chile401:440,41211,644
Mexico221:5,642,10030,806
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
England151:3,714,537119,675
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Andorra121:6,9861,135
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Peru101:3,178,41230,046
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Cañals (17) are calculated separately.

Canals Last Name Facts

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

Canals is held by more people in Spain than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Cañals. Click here for further possible spellings of Canals.

How Common Is The Last Name Canals? popularity and diffusion

Canals is the 75,016th most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,112,942 people. The surname Canals occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Canals reside; 67 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 67 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

The surname Canals is most frequently occurring in Spain, where it is held by 4,359 people, or 1 in 10,725. In Spain it is most frequent in: Catalonia, where 72 percent are found, Balearic Islands, where 11 percent are found and Valencian Community, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Spain Canals exists in 40 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Argentina, where 5 percent are found.

Canals Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Canals surname are 7.38% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60.61% registered with the party.

The amount Canals earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 5.08% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,369 per year; in United States they earn 5.63% more than the national average, earning $45,578 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.71% more than the national average, earning $64,942 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cañals9417/
Canales92219,174/
Cannals920/
Canalles8661/
Chanales8639/
Cannales8612/
Canalese8612/
Canaless862/
Canailes861/
Caneales861/
Channals860/
Conals831/
Kanals831/
Canalsová803/
Canalsova801/
Canoles772,028/
Conales77629/
Canalez77455/
Caneles7758/
Kanales7728/
Sanales773/
Janails771/
Khanals771/
Cannoles71116/
Khanales715/
Janatlss713/
Canñeles711/
Kanasels711/
Connales711/
Caineles711/
Cconales711/
Coonales711/
Sanalles711/
Canallez711/
Janols6788/
Kanalz6768/
Caneilles6715/
Sanols672/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Canals
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