Cancepcion Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Cancepcion Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cancepcion Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Cancepcion (24) may also be a first name.

Cancepcion Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cancepcion occurs most in The Philippines. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cancepcion? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cancepcion is the 8,193,072nd most numerous last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Cancepcion is mostly found in Asia, where 60 percent of Cancepcion are found; 60 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 60 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Cancepcion is also the 2,187,323rd most prevalent forename at a global level, borne by 24 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 33,746,074. In The Philippines Cancepcion is most common in: National Capital Region, where 33 percent live, Soccsksargen, where 33 percent live and Zamboanga Peninsula, where 33 percent live. Not including The Philippines this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent live.

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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 Cancepcion
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