Canilhas Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Canilhas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Canilhas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal1511:68,9953,598
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Canilhas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Canilhas occurs more in Portugal more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Canilhas.

How Common Is The Last Name Canilhas? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,391,595th most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. Canilhas occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Canilhas reside; 97 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 97 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Portugal, where it is carried by 151 people, or 1 in 68,995. Not including Portugal this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 3 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hcanilhas941/
Canilas93124/
Canilha9360/
Canelhas88429/
Canielas8849/
Canoilas8845/
Canilhac8823/
Caniolas8817/
Cangilas887/
Canêlhas884/
Canila86694/
Canhelhas821/
Canelas807,672/
Cainila80289/
Canilho80221/
Conilas80212/
Caynila80147/
Canelha8070/
Cañilas8038/
Canaila8026/
Cangila8025/
Caniela8015/
Sanilas808/
Canulas803/
Caniola802/
Canylas802/
Kanilas802/
Canêlha801/
Cagnila801/
Canilad801/
Canilap801/
Caniloa801/
Canilos801/
Canecillas7835/
Canesillas783/
Canisillas781/
Caniglia754,048/
Canullas75346/
Zangilas7587/
Canuelas7568/
Cainiela7554/
Cangilla7542/
Gkanilas7534/
Canailay7527/
Casnilah7516/
Canelias7513/
Conilias754/
Cañielas752/
Sanilaus751/
Cangilos751/
Caunilay751/
Tsanilas751/
Cannelas751/
Cannilos751/
Canoilay751/
Cangelas751/
Canielaz751/
Chanelas750/
Canela7122,591/
Kanila71196/
Canilo7182/
Conila7168/
Canisella7163/
Giannilas7122/
Canecilla7118/
Caneglias7112/
Cangillia711/
Cannailla711/
Canéla711/
Canesilla711/
Cañlas711/
Caneliaus711/
Kanaila679,967/
Cangela676,814/
Canelos671,944/
Cañelas671,906/
Kangila67488/
Canelea67148/
Canichella67114/
Janelas67112/
Kanelas67103/
Jonilas6796/
Caiñela6768/
Conilho6745/
Conelas6728/
Cainela6724/
Canelho6721/
Kaniela6721/
Kanilay6716/
Canielo6712/
Canilio6712/
Kaanila6711/
Cannela6711/
Kanilah6711/
Conilia6711/
Canelia676/
Cannilo676/
Kannila676/
Caniloi675/
Coniola675/
Konilas674/
Kanilya673/
Kainila673/
Kanilga672/
Kanulas672/
Conisla672/
Canhilo672/
Caiñila672/
Kanilaa671/
Kanilea671/
Caneilo671/
Sanelas671/
Kaynila671/
Kanoila671/
Kaniola671/
Kanuila671/
Giannilias671/
Canelau671/
Caniloz671/
Cañilos671/
Kanilai671/
Zanelas671/
Khanila671/
Keanila671/

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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 Canilhas
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