Canito Surname

919,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 288 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Canito Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Canito Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal851:122,5685,627
Brazil741:2,892,89685,224
Spain521:899,07835,195
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Cuba101:1,152,2726,837
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
France21:33,211,361423,184
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Cañito (1) are calculated separately.

Canito (55) may also be a first name.

Canito Last Name Facts

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

Canito occurs in Portugal more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Cañito. Click here for further potential spellings of Canito.

How Common Is The Last Name Canito? popularity and diffusion

The last name Canito is the 919,444th most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 25,303,979 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Canito live; 48 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 48 percent live in Iberian Europe. It is also the 1,336,256th most frequently used given name in the world. It is borne by 55 people.

It is most frequent in Portugal, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 122,568. Besides Portugal this surname exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 26 percent live and Spain, where 18 percent live.

Canito Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Canito has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Canito last name expanded 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Canito Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Canito earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 64.59% less than the national average, earning $15,278 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.72% more than the national average, earning $57,491 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cañito941/
Cannito922,171/
Chanito9265/
Canieto9214/
Casnito9214/
Canitoy929/
Canisto927/
Canitto921/
Cagnito921/
Canitos921/
Cannioto86246/
Cianitto8618/
Canneito861/
Canuto8333,629/
Janito83551/
Caneto83228/
Canita83196/
Sanito83143/
Kanito8370/
Conito8315/
Zanito832/
Chaniotou80311/
Canetto77535/
Sannito77270/
Canneto77127/
Cauneto77126/
Cognito77124/
Canieta7799/
Chanita7792/
Canutto7789/
Canhita7766/
Casnita7749/
Zannito7743/
Cahnita7736/
Cannita7724/
Canueto7724/
Zangito7721/
Canesto7719/
Cannuto7713/
Connito7712/
Zanitto7712/
Canutho778/
Jasnito777/
Caneato776/
Canheto775/
Canitas774/
Canetos774/
Khanito773/
Kanitto772/
Chonito772/
Janisto772/
Cianita772/
Sanitho771/
Sanitoo771/
Canitha771/
Canitta771/
Jannito771/
Conieto771/
Janitou771/
Jaunito771/
Kanitho771/
Kanaito771/
Zanieto771/
Quanito771/
Canétos771/
Cangita771/
Cañitos771/
Zanisto771/
Sainito770/
Kaunisto711,426/
Kannisto711,276/
Jannitto7162/
Zannitto7154/
Channita7150/
Cagnetto7149/
Cannetto7129/
Khanitto7119/
Zaniotou7115/
Caunetto7110/
Caenetto719/
Cahnyoto716/
Kainisto715/
Canniota711/
Chaynita711/
Kangaito711/
Gianitou711/
Giannito711/
Chhanita711/
Sanuitto711/
Canhesto711/
Casnetto710/
Sanita676,051/
Saneto671,780/
Kaneto671,455/
Kanita671,079/
Janita67387/
Cañuto67298/
Cañita67180/
Caneta67167/
Giannitto67167/
Chaunoita67139/
Qanita67137/
Canuta6792/
Kanuto6764/
Zanita6749/
Zaneto6743/
Conita6734/
Kenito6730/
Sanitá6728/
Sonito6710/
Jonito6710/
Conuto678/
Zonito676/
Coneto674/
Changaita674/
Janeto673/
Konito672/
Channitta671/
Chaunetto671/
Chauniota671/
Cheaneita671/
Cianiotta671/
Ziannitto671/
Tzaniotou671/
Zaniottou671/
Gianietto671/
Chanittha671/
Casgnetto670/

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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 Canito
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