Canchanya Surname

95,630th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,975 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Canchanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Canchanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru4,9341:6,442993
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

Canchanya Last Name Facts

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

Canchanya is carried by more people in Peru than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Canchanya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 95,630th most widely held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,464,833 people. The surname Canchanya occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Canchanya reside; 99 percent reside in South America and 99 percent reside in Andean South America.

The last name is most common in Peru, where it is borne by 4,934 people, or 1 in 6,442. In Peru Canchanya is primarily concentrated in: Junín Region, where 48 percent are found, Lima Province, where 32 percent are found and Ayacucho Region, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Peru this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Spain, where 0 percent are found.

Canchanya Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Canchanya earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 8.24% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,788 per year and in United States they earn 4.7% more than the national average, earning $45,179 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chanchanya959/
Kanchanya8985/
Conchanya891/
Kaenchanya84222/
Sanchania7899/
Kanchonya7871/
Jamchanya786/
Kanchenya781/
Ccansanya781/
Chanchaña781/
Khamchanya747/
Kamhanya71105/
Kansanya7121/
Canjanja719/
Kanjanya715/
Sanchanio671/
Kankhonya671/
Kenchonya671/

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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 Canchanya
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