Caniu Surname
Approximately 675 people bear this surname
Caniu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 557 | 1:31,627 | 1,700 |
| Argentina | 117 | 1:365,328 | 28,402 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
The alternate forms: Cañiu (116) are calculated separately.
Caniu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Caniu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Caniu is more frequently found in Chile than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Cañiu. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Caniu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Caniu is the 490,615th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 10,796,364 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Caniu reside; 100 percent reside in South America and 100 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.
It is most commonly used in Chile, where it is held by 557 people, or 1 in 31,627. In Chile Caniu is most common in: Araucanía Region, where 43 percent reside, Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 39 percent reside and Bío Bío Region, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Chile this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 17 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Caniu
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