Caniqueo Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Caniqueo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Caniqueo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile551:320,3009,085
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

The alternate forms: Cañiqueo (22) are calculated separately.

Caniqueo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Caniqueo is held by more people in Chile than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Cañiqueo. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Caniqueo? popularity and diffusion

Caniqueo is the 2,580,327th most widely held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Caniqueo live; 100 percent live in South America and 100 percent live in Hispanic Southern America.

The surname is most frequently used in Chile, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 320,300. In Chile it is most common in: Maule Region, where 45 percent reside, Los Lagos Region, where 24 percent reside and Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 24 percent reside. Not including Chile Caniqueo exists in one country. It also occurs in Argentina, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cañiqueo9622/
Canuqueo8827/
Caneuqueo822/
Cañuqueo75449/
Janiquio751/
Coñequeo6326/
Canichio631/
Canecchio5936/
Canicchio5934/
Kanekeo5317/
Kanekio539/
Kanukio531/
Chanikya5065/
Canechia5029/
Khanykeo501/
Sannikio501/
Chanikia501/

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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 Caniqueo
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