Caniulaf Surname

956,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 273 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Caniulaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Caniulaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile2701:65,2462,728
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975

The alternate forms: Cañiulaf (8) are calculated separately.

Caniulaf Last Name Facts

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

Caniulaf is more frequently found in Chile than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Cañiulaf. For other possible spellings of Caniulaf click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Caniulaf? popularity and diffusion

The last name Caniulaf is the 956,400th most commonly held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 26,694,307 people. The surname Caniulaf occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Caniulaf reside; 100 percent reside in South America and 100 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.

Caniulaf is most commonly used in Chile, where it is carried by 270 people, or 1 in 65,246. In Chile it is most frequent in: Araucanía Region, where 37 percent are found, Los Ríos Region, where 29 percent are found and Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 23 percent are found. Excluding Chile it exists in one country. It also occurs in Argentina, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cañiulaf968/
Canulaf9315/
Canilaf932/
Caniulef88302/
Cañulaf80166/
Canelaf8024/
Canulef804/
Cañiulef757/
Ganiulova7111/
Kanulf713/
Canalf711/
Cañulef67520/
Cañolaf6716/
Canolef672/
Canalef672/
Conelaf671/
Canolfo671/
Cañelaf671/
Canilov671/
Ganilav671/
Canliff671/
Kanlafe671/

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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 Caniulaf
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