Canchigna Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ecuador
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Canchigna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Canchigna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ecuador511:311,8799,102
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Canchigña (4) are calculated separately.

Canchigna Last Name Facts

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

The surname Canchigna is most common in Ecuador. It may appear as: Canchigña. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Canchigna? popularity and diffusion

Canchigna is the 2,689,253rd most widely held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname Canchigna is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Canchigna live; 98 percent live in South America and 98 percent live in Andean South America.

The last name is most frequently used in Ecuador, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 311,879. In Ecuador Canchigna is most common in: Pichincha Province, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Ecuador it exists in one country. It is also common in Spain, where 2 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 Canchigna
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