Canigo Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Canigo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Canigo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

The alternate forms: Cañigo (2) & Canigó (1) are calculated separately.

Canigo Last Name Facts

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

Canigo has its highest incidence in Spain. It can appear as: Cañigo or Canigó. Click here to see other possible spellings of Canigo.

How Common Is The Last Name Canigo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Canigo is the 7,117,718th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Canigo are found; 71 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 71 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Spain, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 9,350,407. In Spain Canigo is most numerous in: Catalonia, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Spain this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 14 percent are found and The Philippines, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cañigo942/
Canigó941/
Caniego92213/
Caniogo9257/
Casnigo9252/
Cannigo926/
Canoigo921/
Csanigo921/
Chaniogo8611/
Cangnigo861/
Caniga83353/
Janigo8335/
Sanigo8322/
Kanigo8322/
Conigo8316/
Canego835/
Zanigo831/
Saniego77101/
Chaniga7731/
Sanigou7721/
Caniega7714/
Sannigo7712/
Cognigo778/
Chanego773/
Canigas772/
Comnigo772/
Coniego772/
Caneago772/
Canegos772/
Čanigoá771/
Canniga771/
Sanig'o771/
Sainigo771/
Canoiga771/
Connigo771/
Saunigo771/
Kanigou771/
Kaniogo771/
Tchagnigou751/
Tchaniga71337/
Canhengo711/
Tchangnigou711/
Tchamgnigou711/
Saniegou711/
Kangoigo711/
Kaniegou711/
Janigoud711/
Janiga673,133/
Kanugo67508/
Saniga67343/
Čaniga67313/
Sonigo67236/
Conego67158/
Kaniga67147/
Cañego67120/
Kanego67115/
Janego6787/
Canega6739/
Konigo6725/
Kanygo6719/
Coniga6711/
Cañiga6710/
Zaniga676/
Jonigo676/
Sanego675/
Canuga675/
Čanjgo675/
Tchanegou675/
Cônego673/
Zonigo672/
Kannigopp671/
Cannigapp671/
Cónego671/

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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 Canigo
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