Canistra Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

Canistra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Canistra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Italy161:3,822,293103,776
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Canistrà (4) are calculated separately.

Canistra Last Name Facts

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

The surname Canistra occurs in Argentina more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Canistrà. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Canistra? popularity and diffusion

The last name Canistra is the 2,605,694th most widespread surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Canistra live; 47 percent live in South America and 45 percent live in Hispanic Southern America.

It is most frequently held in Argentina, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 1,709,737. In Argentina Canistra is mostly concentrated in: Buenos Aires Province, where 80 percent live and Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 20 percent live. Not including Argentina this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 16 percent live.

Canistra Last Name Statistics demography

Canistra earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.14% less than the national average, earning $21,083 USD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Canistra
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