Caniba Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Caniba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Caniba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines481:2,109,130121,847
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

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

Caniba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Caniba is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Cañiba. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Caniba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Caniba is the 2,333,370th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. Caniba is predominantly found in Asia, where 78 percent of Caniba are found; 76 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 70 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname Caniba is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 2,109,130. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Bicol, where 48 percent reside, Calabarzon, where 40 percent reside and Central Luzon, where 6 percent reside. Beside The Philippines this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 16 percent reside and Indonesia, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cañiba942/
Canibas92240/
Canaiba929/
Canibai921/
Canibay921/
Canniba921/
Canibhai8613/
Cangaiba869/
Cannibai866/
Chanibai862/
Canhibai861/
Cainibai861/
Chanibau861/
Kaniba83367/
Canibe83122/
Saniba8399/
Caneba8385/
Janiba8371/
Zaniba8313/
Canibo837/
Coniba837/
Caniwa834/
Caniva833/
Changibai8015/
Cangibhai801/
Chanibhai801/
Kanieba77399/
Canibey7799/
Kanibay7786/
Djaniba7752/
Janibai7750/
Kangiba7728/
Sanibah7727/
Sanibai7724/
Canıbay7719/
Kanibai7715/
Canihua7713/
Khaniba7711/
Kanibas7710/
Caniova779/
Sanaiba777/
Chaniva775/
Chaneba775/
Saneiba774/
Conhiba774/
Canivay774/
Canheba774/
Kanniba773/
Canebas773/
Canieva773/
Canivas773/
Chanibi772/
Zainiba772/
Caniwat772/
Dzaniba772/
Janeiba771/
Kanibat771/
Canubay771/
Kanaiba771/
Chanibe771/
Zanaiba771/
Canibayova7515/
Chaangibai751/
Khanniba71409/
Sanibhai71124/
Ccanihua7146/
Kannibai7140/
Chanheba7113/
Gianibas719/
Jannibai718/
Jamnibai717/
Chanivah716/
Kainibai714/
Kanibhay713/
Khanibai713/
Janibhai711/
Kanibhai711/
Sainibai711/
Saunibai711/
Janisbai711/
Jainibha711/
Kannibau711/
Sanoibay711/
Tchaneba711/
Tchanibe711/
Djanhiba711/
Djagniba711/
Chanhibo711/
Chanibou711/
Cangaibe711/
Caneva673,326/
Cañeba67610/
Kaniwa67589/
Saneba67502/
Janeba67431/
Canevi67385/
Canive67225/
Canyby67178/
Koniba67138/
Kaneba6784/
Kaniva6740/
Conibo6733/
Sanibo6732/
Zanibe6722/
Kanibe6717/
Kanibo6717/
Zanibi6713/
Keniba6711/
Giannibas6710/
Canivé6710/
Zaniva679/
Kanuba679/
Janibo679/
Cañibe678/
Cannibetz678/
Janibhatt676/
Canhua675/
Kanibi674/
Zaneba674/
Canebe673/
Zhanisbai672/
Soniba672/
Joniba672/
Kahanibaj671/
Canebo671/
Khasnibas671/
Djangniba671/
Cáneba671/
Canivo671/
Canjua671/
Czańba671/
Coniby670/

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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 Caniba
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