Cancelas Surname

488,996th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 678 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Cancelas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cancelas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain5911:79,1076,851
Argentina471:909,43458,335
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Cancelas Last Name Facts

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

Cancelas has its highest incidence in Spain. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cancelas? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 488,996th most frequent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 10,748,593 people. The last name Cancelas is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Cancelas reside; 87 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 87 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Spain, where it is held by 591 people, or 1 in 79,107. In Spain it is mostly concentrated in: Galicia, where 71 percent live, Madrid, where 9 percent live and Asturias, where 8 percent live. Barring Spain Cancelas occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Cancelas Last Name Statistics demography

Cancelas earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.62% more than the national average, earning $52,479 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cancela938,555/
Canchela88774/
Cancelos88103/
Cancelia883/
Cangelas881/
Canselas881/
Cancelose8214/
Canchilas826/
Cancelost822/
Cangela806,814/
Cancelo801,800/
Cancila80444/
Cansela8024/
Canzela8021/
Concela805/
Camcela803/
Kancela802/
Canchila754,268/
Concelos7518/
Concelia759/
Canchelo758/
Cangilas757/
Conchela754/
Concilas754/
Cancilia752/
Cangelos752/
Canzelos751/
Candjela751/
Conzelas751/
Canciglia71248/
Cangelose71173/
Conchelos7129/
Kancelarz7120/
Kanchetla7110/
Saincilas714/
Cancoilay713/
Cangelaid711/
Conscelia711/
Conceilia711/
Cangelois711/
Kanchhela711/
Kanchesla711/
Conzelias710/
Kangela675,414/
Canjila672,564/
Kansela67892/
Kanjela67387/
Canselo6777/
Cangelo6736/
Cansila6732/
Cangila6725/
Concelo6723/
Concila6720/
Cancilo6714/
Canchailla676/
Changelose673/
Kanzela672/
Kancila672/
Consela671/
Councelous671/
Camgela671/

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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 Cancelas
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