Canepa Surname

25,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Canepa Surname User-submission:

(Italian) The Canepa surname comes from the word cànepa, meaning 'hemp', from Latin cannabis, a plant cultivated for its strong fibrous stems, which were used to make rope and canvas, hence a metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of hemp or of articles made from it, a topographic name for someone who lived in an area where the plant was grown, or a habitational name from Canèpa in Genoa province.

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Canepa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy7,8551:7,7861,089
Argentina3,9961:10,6971,008
Angola2,1691:12,4431,529
United States1,9531:185,59118,486
Peru1,1751:27,0502,873
Uruguay8271:4,150481
Mexico7981:155,5474,720
Chile4481:39,3221,947
Switzerland4201:19,5553,165
France3671:180,98828,195
Brazil3091:692,79725,465
Ecuador3051:52,1504,810
Spain1391:336,34619,522
Dominican Republic921:113,4014,751
Gibraltar541:62997
Venezuela401:755,10212,515
England351:1,591,94567,242
Australia321:843,61652,533
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Cuba111:1,047,5206,594
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Paraguay81:904,5939,127
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Isle of Man71:7,753762
England71:3,482,19689,582
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

The alternate forms: Cánepa (124), Cànepa (3), Cânepa (2), Cañepa (1) & Cânepă (1) are calculated separately.

Canepa (184) may also be a first name.

Canepa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Italian) The Canepa surname comes from the word cànepa, meaning 'hemp', from Latin cannabis, a plant cultivated for its strong fibrous stems, which were used to make rope and canvas, hence a metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of hemp or of articles made from it, a topographic name for someone who lived in an area where the plant was grown, or a habitational name from Canèpa in Genoa province.

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Canepa Last Name Facts

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

Canepa occurs more in Italy more than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Cánepa, Cànepa, Cânepa, Cañepa or Cânepă. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Canepa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Canepa is the 25,494th most frequent last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 344,728 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Canepa reside; 40 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 39 percent reside in Italic Europe. It is also the 671,014th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 184 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Italy, where it is held by 7,855 people, or 1 in 7,786. In Italy it is primarily found in: Liguria, where 76 percent reside, Piedmont, where 15 percent reside and Lombardy, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Italy this last name occurs in 54 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 19 percent reside and Angola, where 10 percent reside.

Canepa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Canepa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Canepa last name increased 3,756 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Canepa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Canepa last name are 1.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.64% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Canepa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 26.89% more than the national average, earning €38,105 per year; in Peru they earn 56.67% more than the national average, earning S/. 30,370 per year; in South Africa they earn 323.44% more than the national average, earning R 1,006,260 per year; in United States they earn 19.94% more than the national average, earning $51,754 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.94% less than the national average, earning $39,280 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cánepa94124/
Cànepa943/
Cânepa942/
Cañepa941/
Caneppa92159/
Cannepa9226/
Canaepa923/
Canepas922/
Caniepa921/
Canepat921/
Cânepă891/
Canneppa860/
Canespai860/
Canapa83541/
Kanepa83261/
Canipa8365/
Sanepa8353/
Canepi8311/
Canepe835/
Canopa835/
Janepa834/
Canepo833/
Canepy830/
Canipas77222/
Kaniepa7741/
Canapai7733/
Caniopa7727/
Kaneppa7714/
Canapay775/
Canappa775/
Canaipa774/
Cannapa774/
Kanaepa773/
Saneepa773/
Janepap771/
Kaneapa771/
Canepet771/
Saneppa771/
Sanepai771/
Kaneepa771/
Janepat771/
Janepas771/
Janepha771/
Kangepa771/
Cáneppa771/
Caenapa771/
Cainipa771/
Canapau771/
Canapea771/
Caneppo771/
Chanepo771/
Chanipa771/
Canippa770/
Coneppa770/
Cannopa770/
Kanneppa7115/
Kanepajs7110/
Kanepaja714/
Sanepaay714/
Sanneppa714/
Ccanapay713/
Saniepay711/
Cannappa711/
Canapaai711/
Kanebpad711/
Saanepai711/
Canipe671,976/
Sanipa67804/
Kanepe67462/
Kanapa67258/
Kanipa67185/
Cañipa67165/
Kanopa67133/
Cañopa6767/
Kanepo6763/
Kenepa6742/
Kanepi6723/
Konepa6713/
Conopa6712/
Janipa6711/
Canapo678/
Chainipha677/
Sanepo675/
Channipha674/
Canipo674/
Chanaippa672/
Canipi671/
Changaipa671/
Canopo671/
Jonepa671/
Coñapa671/
Tshanepfa671/
Coosneapa671/
Conapa671/
Canapá671/

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