Caneiras Surname
Approximately 140 people bear this surname
Caneiras Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 132 | 1:78,926 | 3,983 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Caneiras Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Caneiras Come From? nationality or country of origin
Caneiras occurs most in Portugal. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Caneiras.
How Common Is The Last Name Caneiras? popularity and diffusion
The last name Caneiras is the 1,497,948th most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. The last name Caneiras is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Caneiras are found; 94 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 94 percent are found in Iberian Europe.
The last name is most widespread in Portugal, where it is borne by 132 people, or 1 in 78,926. Excluding Portugal it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 3 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Caneiras
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