Canilao Surname

130,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,455 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Canilao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Canilao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2,9021:34,8865,302
United States2681:1,352,45994,008
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Canilao Last Name Facts

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

Canilao has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Canilao? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 130,893rd most commonly used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,109,275 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Canilao live; 84 percent live in Southeast Asia and 83 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The last name is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is borne by 2,902 people, or 1 in 34,886. In The Philippines Canilao is most numerous in: Central Luzon, where 62 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 16 percent reside and Calabarzon, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The Philippines this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 7 percent reside.

Canilao Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Canilao are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

Canilao earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.8% more than the national average, earning $57,300 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chanilao9336/
Canelao86187/
Canulao8646/
Sanilao861/
Caniloa861/
Chañilao8040/
Canelaos809/
Chanaylao7523/
Cañulao7130/
Saniloa712/
Cañuelao671/
Conuelao671/
Coñuelao53166/
Kenilaua537/
Khonelao531/
Khonhlao531/

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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 Canilao
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