Canil Surname

49,763rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Canil Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Canil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guatemala9,1691:1,754301
Italy4381:139,62722,195
Brazil2321:922,73433,000
Argentina1231:347,50727,272
United States931:3,897,408212,857
Australia631:428,50333,982
Canada541:682,32655,162
France441:1,509,607143,950
Philippines271:3,749,564153,425
Uruguay211:163,41713,939
Mexico201:6,206,31032,158
Taiwan181:1,302,4868,817
India111:69,733,217610,955
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Cañil (60) are calculated separately.

Canil (262) may also be a first name.

Canil Last Name Facts

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

The surname Canil is found most frequently in Guatemala. It can also appear in the variant forms: Cañil. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Canil? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 49,763rd most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 705,542 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Canil live; 89 percent live in Central America and 89 percent live in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 549,774th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 262 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Guatemala, where it is held by 9,169 people, or 1 in 1,754. In Guatemala it is mostly found in: Quiché Department, where 91 percent live, Guatemala Department, where 4 percent live and Suchitepéquez Department, where 3 percent live. Excluding Guatemala this last name exists in 22 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 4 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Canil Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Canil has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Canil last name expanded 9,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Canil Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Canil surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Canil earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 35.72% less than the national average, earning $27,736 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.52% less than the national average, earning $46,942 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cañil9360/
Caniel91662/
Cangil91175/
Chanil9156/
Caniol916/
Canill914/
Camnil910/
Cannil910/
Canl8937/
Chaniol83205/
Caniell838/
Chainil837/
Channil832/
Dcaniel831/
Scannil830/
Canniel830/
Cangill830/
Canel807,587/
Sanil804,661/
Conil802,427/
Janil80383/
Zanil80352/
Kanil80148/
Chanl8022/
Canlı805/
Qanil803/
Žanil802/
Chainill771/
Scannill770/
Channill770/
Chanel734,844/
Canuel734,582/
Saniel734,226/
Conill73856/
Zaniol73828/
Counil73749/
Canell73508/
Zangil73366/
Qaniel73219/
Conilh73216/
Saunil73189/
Connil73173/
Cannel73128/
Zaniel73107/
Congil73102/
Kaniel7398/
Canlet7387/
Zainil7386/
Kangil7356/
Sahnil7353/
Caneel7350/
Sainil7349/
Coniel7345/
Jannil7332/
Casnel7329/
Saanil7324/
Sannil7321/
Canyol7320/
Cognil7318/
Jainil7314/
Kannil7312/
Channl7312/
Kamnil7311/
Scanel7310/
Canehl7310/
Jamnil7310/
Khanil738/
Canéll736/
Chanyl735/
Kanill735/
Kainil734/
Sanill733/
Cainel733/
Cianel733/
Canoel732/
Zaynil732/
Csanyl732/
Kahnil731/
Cangli731/
Chganl731/
Zaunil731/
Zahnil731/
Scannl731/
Jaanil731/
Janild731/
Jhanil731/
Gianil731/
Kaenil731/
Djanil731/
Cheanl731/
Jasnil731/
Camnel730/
Cahnel730/
Cannell675,514/
Conigli67189/
Channel67133/
Chanell67130/
Kanl67110/
Counilh67102/
Chainel6780/
Hcangli6778/
Scannel6772/
Canlett6767/
Scanell6758/
Sahanil6741/
Janl6739/
Khaniel6734/
Sahunil6731/
Canneel6720/
Kahniel6717/
Kaunnil6717/
Khamnil6714/
Cannuel6713/
Kaungil6712/
Sanl6712/
Cagnell6710/
Cianell6710/
Caml676/
Conl675/
Camnell675/
Cainlet675/
Coniell674/
Zanniel674/
Jangnil674/
Connill673/
Sannill673/
Sconill673/
Cannehl673/
Sanniel673/
Cainele673/
Zanl673/
Qanl673/
Choonil673/
Cognill672/
Congill672/
Cahnnel672/
Chaunel672/
Saainil671/
Catnell671/
Canelhl671/
Channll671/
Cottnil671/
Zahniel671/
Casnell671/
Djahnil671/
Dzaniel671/
Zaniell671/
Coeniel671/
Gkhanil671/
Dsaniel671/
Zhaniel671/
Caynele671/
Chaneel671/
Chounil671/
Khainil671/
Khannil671/
Caunell670/
Coungil670/
Conniel670/
Canuell670/
Scaunel670/
Caunnel670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Canil
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