Canitano Surname

586,691st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 533 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Canitano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Canitano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy3671:166,63925,369
United States781:4,646,909242,363
Argentina631:678,46746,871
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Canitano Last Name Facts

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

The surname Canitano occurs most in Italy. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Canitano? popularity and diffusion

The surname Canitano is the 586,691st most numerous family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 13,672,694 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Canitano reside; 69 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 69 percent reside in Italic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Italy, where it is carried by 367 people, or 1 in 166,639. In Italy Canitano is most frequent in: Basilicata, where 53 percent live, Lazio, where 16 percent live and Campania, where 15 percent live. Not including Italy Canitano is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent live and Argentina, where 12 percent live.

Canitano Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Canitano surname are 17.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.71% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Canitano earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 39.11% more than the national average, earning €41,774 per year and in United States they earn 69.64% more than the national average, earning $73,198 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Caneitano941/
Canitana881/
Cannitono821/
Kanitono751/
Kanitanna711/
Khanitthanoi701/
Khanitanna6767/
Kanitthanna63888/
Kanistanaux6318/
Kanitthaina635/
Kanetana631/
Kanistaneaux601/
Kounitongo561/

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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 Canitano
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