Caneco Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Caneco Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Caneco Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal941:110,8325,195
Brazil381:5,633,535140,199
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Colombia91:5,308,23018,838
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Caneço (2) are calculated separately.

Caneco Last Name Facts

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

The surname Caneco occurs most in Portugal. It can also be found in the variant forms: Caneço. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Caneco? popularity and diffusion

The surname Caneco is the 1,210,518th most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 37,564,670 people. Caneco occurs mostly in Europe, where 49 percent of Caneco live; 48 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 48 percent live in Iberian Europe.

The last name Caneco is most commonly used in Portugal, where it is held by 94 people, or 1 in 110,832. Excluding Portugal this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Caneco Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Caneco has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 2,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Caneco Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Caneco earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 3.9% less than the national average, earning $21,816,700 COP per year and in United States they earn 27.82% more than the national average, earning $55,153 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Caneço942/
Chaneco92373/
Canecio9215/
Canesco9210/
Casneco921/
Canecoi921/
Canaeco921/
Chaneico8621/
Caneacho860/
Canico83855/
Canejo83660/
Canaco83410/
Caneca83343/
Canezo83142/
Caneso83125/
Saneco8388/
Kaneco8341/
Janeco8340/
Caneko831/
Canieso771,068/
Chanico77617/
Canacoo77445/
Canicio77351/
Janecko77290/
Caniezo77258/
Canhaco7760/
Canezzo7716/
Caneijo7715/
Sanieco7714/
Canicho777/
Canecat776/
Caunico775/
Canecia774/
Casnico774/
Cañesco774/
Canejos774/
Canisco773/
Canaico773/
Cianico772/
Conecio772/
Canício772/
Janezco772/
Canecas772/
Cannaco771/
Chaneca771/
Kanecos771/
Kanesco771/
Canecká771/
Caneiso771/
Canieca771/
Comneco771/
Chaneko771/
Seaneco771/
Canheca771/
Kanheco771/
Chaneiko7132/
Zhanecco714/
Janezcko713/
Casnesos711/
Cannicio711/
Canniezo711/
Caniecia711/
Chanetso711/
Cainhcoy711/
Caneizio711/
Chanejko711/
Zanescoo711/
Chaneyko711/
Khanecho711/
Cannicot710/
Kaneko67327,079/
Conejo6720,272/
Sanico6713,719/
Canaca672,716/
Cañezo671,425/
Canizo67736/
Caneja67594/
Caniço67277/
Canesa67258/
Caneza67156/
Canjko6796/
Janeca6791/
Canica6788/
Kanico6785/
Canijo6751/
Sañeco6750/
Cañeca6737/
Janico6736/
Caniso6734/
Cannicott6733/
Janejo6732/
Kanaco6730/
Koneco6726/
Saneko6724/
Soneco6720/
Kanezo6718/
Kaneso6714/
Cañejo6712/
Canoko6710/
Kaneca6710/
Sanezo6710/
Czaniecka679/
Canêjo678/
Saneca676/
Canoca676/
Czaniecká675/
Coneca675/
Zanico675/
Kanejo675/
Janeko672/
Cañico672/
Cênico671/
Kanescott671/
Caneka671/
Canexa671/
Coneso671/
Céneca671/
Cani'chou671/
Caniko671/
Canoka670/

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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 Caneco
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