Canites Surname

592,650th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 526 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Canites Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Canites Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines4971:203,69932,059
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

The alternate forms: Cañites (2) are calculated separately.

Canites Last Name Facts

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

Canites occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Cañites. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Canites? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 592,650th most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 13,854,650 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Canites reside; 94 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 94 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname is most common in The Philippines, where it is held by 497 people, or 1 in 203,699. In The Philippines it is most common in: Eastern Visayas, where 43 percent live, National Capital Region, where 23 percent live and Calabarzon, where 14 percent live. Apart from The Philippines it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Canites Last Name Statistics demography

Canites earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.13% less than the national average, earning $42,232 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cañites952/
Cannites931/
Canite92325/
Chaniotes881/
Cannietes881/
Canitez863,299/
Caniete86608/
Caunite86190/
Sanites8672/
Canutes8633/
Canetes8610/
Canitis869/
Canaite868/
Cañnite863/
Caneite862/
Canitie861/
Canitte861/
Cannite861/
Conites861/
Caunitis8090/
Canister8073/
Caniotte805/
Jaunites803/
Sanithes803/
Canheite802/
Janaites801/
Sainites801/
Canniete801/
Canietie801/
Canhetes801/
Canete777,572/
Canita77196/
Cañite77157/
Kanite7793/
Caniti774/
Canity773/
Conite772/
Canète771/
Chaniotis751,128/
Cannister75152/
Gianiotes756/
Sainitesh751/
Canhete711,155/
Casniti71173/
Canette71119/
Canieta7199/
Canhita7166/
Janitis7162/
Jonites7159/
Kangite7142/
Cañiete7136/
Connite7131/
Cannita7124/
Cannity7119/
Kanitis7118/
Canitiz7115/
Gianniotes7112/
Kanaite719/
Cainete719/
Canitoy719/
Kaanite719/
Cannete716/
Canıtez716/
Cañnete715/
Canetis714/
Canñete714/
Canetez714/
Sainithesh713/
Cañitte713/
Caniety713/
Sonites713/
Sanitis712/
Kanitte712/
Kaniete712/
Kannite712/
Casnete711/
Canitha711/
Canitta711/
Conitee711/
Kasnite711/
Qanaite711/
Canitic711/
Canitit711/
Canniti711/
Caneiti711/
Caneste711/
Canetex711/
Canetie711/
Cangete711/
Cañeite711/
Caunīte711/
Kaneite711/
Katnite711/
Conithe710/
Coniter710/
Cannette67148/
Janaitis6785/
Janeteas6755/
Canhette6750/
Kauniste6741/
Koniotes6728/
Caniotti6726/
Cagnette6726/
Kaniotis6723/
Jaunitis6719/
Kanaitis6714/
Jonaites6712/
Kaunaite6710/
Conistis678/
Zaneteas676/
Tzanitis674/
Kauniete673/
Caunītis672/
Cañte672/
Canester672/
Kannitis672/
Jaunitez672/
Cognetes671/
Conniteh671/
Kamgnite671/
Janitish671/
Zaniotis671/
Sanaitis671/
Gianitis671/
Cannetei671/
Canniety671/
Caunette671/
Canettis671/
Conetest671/
Kannitet671/
Conister670/
Cannisty670/
Coonhite670/

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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 Canites
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