Canela Surname
Approximately 22,591 people bear this surname
Canela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 8,001 | 1:15,514 | 1,327 |
| Dominican Republic | 4,645 | 1:2,246 | 319 |
| Brazil | 2,576 | 1:83,103 | 3,121 |
| United States | 2,038 | 1:177,850 | 17,820 |
| Spain | 1,821 | 1:25,674 | 2,684 |
| Philippines | 1,120 | 1:90,391 | 15,738 |
| Venezuela | 450 | 1:67,120 | 2,920 |
| Argentina | 364 | 1:117,427 | 9,911 |
| Peru | 349 | 1:91,072 | 6,051 |
| Morocco | 239 | 1:144,251 | 25,171 |
| Portugal | 217 | 1:48,010 | 2,732 |
| Romania | 204 | 1:98,421 | 11,212 |
| Uruguay | 123 | 1:27,900 | 3,215 |
| Paraguay | 108 | 1:67,007 | 1,780 |
| Nicaragua | 103 | 1:58,457 | 1,511 |
| France | 70 | 1:948,896 | 108,010 |
| Canada | 27 | 1:1,364,652 | 95,501 |
| Italy | 18 | 1:3,397,594 | 101,426 |
| Chile | 17 | 1:1,036,263 | 20,476 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Honduras | 12 | 1:734,704 | 4,016 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Cuba | 11 | 1:1,047,520 | 6,594 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | 1:887,535 | 4,548 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Armenia | 3 | 1:976,727 | 13,552 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
The alternate forms: Cañela (11) & Canéla (1) are calculated separately.
Canela (276) may also be a first name.
Canela Demographics
Average Male Canela Height
171.56 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Canela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Canela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Canela (Arabic: كانيلا) is found in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Cañela or Canéla. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Canela? popularity and diffusion
The last name Canela is the 23,944th most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 322,586 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Canela live; 39 percent live in North America and 35 percent live in Hispano-North America. Canela is also the 534,713th most frequently occurring forename internationally. It is borne by 276 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Mexico, where it is carried by 8,001 people, or 1 in 15,514. In Mexico Canela is most common in: Veracruz, where 43 percent are found, Michoacán, where 13 percent are found and Jalisco, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Mexico it exists in 53 countries. It also occurs in The Dominican Republic, where 21 percent are found and Brazil, where 11 percent are found.
Canela Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Canela has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 50,950 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Canela Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Canela last name are 43.54% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.77% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Canela earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 36.77% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,258 per year; in Colombia they earn 15.12% more than the national average, earning $26,134,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.27% less than the national average, earning $36,993 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.35% less than the national average, earning $40,071 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Canela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Canela in the Arabic language | ||
| كانيلا | kanyla | - |
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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 Canela
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