Canessa Surname

83,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,811 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Canessa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Canessa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy2,0641:29,6305,297
Argentina7831:54,5894,603
Chile6731:26,1761,512
Peru4631:68,6485,131
Ecuador3871:41,1004,319
United States3621:1,001,26873,991
France2151:308,94347,111
El Salvador1921:33,0411,118
Uruguay1641:20,9252,417
Costa Rica1431:33,427930
Brazil501:4,281,487114,765
Israel481:178,28417,874
Canada411:898,67368,969
Gibraltar411:828151
England401:1,392,95161,553
Spain291:1,612,13947,760
Paraguay271:268,0284,505
Venezuela161:1,887,75523,347
Guatemala151:1,072,1785,317
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Belize11:355,4743,977
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Canéssa (1) are calculated separately.

Canessa (118) may also be a first name.

Canessa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Canessa is more commonly found in Italy than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Canéssa. For other possible spellings of Canessa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Canessa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Canessa is the 83,333rd most frequently occurring last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,254,095 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Canessa are found; 44 percent are found in South America and 36 percent are found in Italic Europe. Canessa is also the 859,937th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 118 people.

The surname Canessa is most frequent in Italy, where it is borne by 2,064 people, or 1 in 29,630. In Italy Canessa is most common in: Liguria, where 69 percent live, Tuscany, where 16 percent live and Lazio, where 5 percent live. Other than Italy it occurs in 40 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 13 percent live and Chile, where 12 percent live.

Canessa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Canessa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Canessa surname rose 4,022 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 4,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Canessa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Canessa surname are 20.24% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 73.47% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Canessa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 75.33% more than the national average, earning €52,651 per year; in Peru they earn 188.15% more than the national average, earning S/. 55,858 per year; in United States they earn 20.71% more than the national average, earning $52,086 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.77% less than the national average, earning $39,362 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Canéssa951/
Canessas934/
Cannessa932/
Canessaa932/
Canesa92258/
Canossa861,943/
Canassa861,251/
Canesso861,047/
Conessa86437/
Canesse86258/
Chanesa86115/
Kanessa8671/
Canessi8646/
Caneses8640/
Canissa8619/
Canesia8614/
Janessa8613/
Canesas867/
Canesha863/
Canesat861/
Caniesa861/
Chanesha8025/
Cianessi808/
Cannassa807/
Changesa804/
Chanissa802/
Quanessa801/
Sannessa801/
Casnesos801/
Caneasha801/
Canesseu801/
Caineisa801/
Cannesse801/
Khanessa801/
Caneesha801/
Caneisha800/
Cannessy800/
Conesa7712,266/
Canosa779,087/
Canasa772,594/
Canese77832/
Kanesa77200/
Caneza77156/
Caneso77125/
Canisa77103/
Sanesa7738/
Cañesa7732/
Janesa7730/
Canexa771/
Canesy770/
Channissa75107/
Canossaay751/
Changesha751/
Cannessey750/
Chaunessy750/
Canieso711,068/
Kangesa71429/
Canezza71156/
Canisso7183/
Zanessi7181/
Canesio7176/
Chonesa7164/
Kanesha7161/
Ccanasa7151/
Chanese7143/
Chanisa7120/
Kanissa7118/
Zanetsa7117/
Canisah7117/
Kenessa7117/
Canosso7116/
Caniosa7115/
Conissa7111/
Caneces7111/
Kanesse7111/
Sonessa7110/
Canasso7110/
Kanesia719/
Canisia719/
Cannese718/
Caneshi718/
Kanesah717/
Janesha716/
Janeesa715/
Khanesa715/
Sanesai715/
Canisha714/
Kaneesa714/
Canecia714/
Kanassa713/
Caunisa713/
Jannesa712/
Canasay712/
Canisse712/
Canesie712/
Canisağ712/
Caneser712/
Janissa711/
Kannesa711/
Sanesha711/
Cainese711/
Janesea711/
Cianese711/
Zanesha711/
Zanissa711/
Cannisa711/
Zonessa711/
Sainesa711/
Canaasa711/
Canaisa711/
Cannasa711/
Canoeso711/
Caneiso711/
Caneiza711/
Cianisa711/
Cañiesa711/
Conesos711/
Conesse711/
Kanossa711/
Canhosa711/
Canises711/
Janesxa711/
Sganesshah711/
Conesia711/
Jonessa711/
Kanessi711/
Canısağ710/
Chaunnessy710/
Sonnessa67453/
Changisa6765/
Kaunesis6755/
Kasnesis6731/
Kangesha6721/
Canisaya6720/
Kanetsis6718/
Changesi6714/
Sanessou6712/
Canesche6711/
Chanisha6711/
Kannesha678/
Canhasso678/
Kaneisha677/
Cannasso677/
Chaneeza675/
Chainese675/
Quanesha674/
Janeesha674/
Kainessi674/
Chanisso674/
Cainisah673/
Saneesha673/
Kanessie673/
Khanissa673/
Kaneesha672/
Gkanetsa672/
Khanesai672/
Kannesse672/
Kaniesha671/
Keneissa671/
Khanesha671/
Quaniesa671/
Canetsey671/
Canisous671/
Chongesa671/
Jannesha671/
Jaunesha671/
Jagnesha671/
Coneisha671/
Zaneisha671/
Zaniesha671/
Zangesha671/
Janesaip671/
Khanesah671/
Kannesso671/
Kanetsha671/
Kanaissa671/
Sanniesa671/
Chanisse671/
Channisa671/
Caniches671/
Keneassa671/
Zaneesha671/
Canisios671/
Canissit671/
Chainisa671/
Kaenaesa671/
Keanessy670/
Janeisha670/
Kaneasha670/
Quenessa670/
Kenessay670/
Caneacho670/
Cognessi670/
Chanhesy670/
Canneese670/

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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 Canessa
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