Cancao Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Cancao Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Cancao (16) may also be a first name.
Cancao Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cancao Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cancao occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Cancao click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cancao? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Cancao reside; 78 percent reside in South America and 67 percent reside in Luso-South America. Cancao is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 16 people.
The last name Cancao is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 35,679,055. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: São Paulo, where 50 percent reside, Paraná, where 33 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Brazil this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Chile, where 11 percent reside and Portugal, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canchao | 92 | 1 | / |
| Canciao | 92 | 1 | / |
| Chanchao | 86 | 794 | / |
| Changcao | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cianciao | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cancoa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Concao | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chankao | 77 | 113 | / |
| Canchoa | 77 | 67 | / |
| Conchao | 77 | 39 | / |
| Congcao | 77 | 21 | / |
| Camcaho | 77 | 11 | / |
| Zhancao | 77 | 10 | / |
| Kanchao | 77 | 4 | / |
| Chancoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Conccao | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chankhao | 71 | 627 | / |
| Zhangcao | 71 | 49 | / |
| Changkao | 71 | 31 | / |
| Kanchaoi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chankeao | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chankaoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chankaao | 71 | 1 | / |
| Quanchao | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chanchoho | 67 | 353 | / |
| Kankao | 67 | 222 | / |
| Changkhao | 67 | 75 | / |
| Kanzao | 67 | 22 | / |
| Chaingkao | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chankheao | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zanzao | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zankao | 67 | 2 | / |
| Concoa | 67 | 2 | / |
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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 Cancao
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