Caniullan Surname

273,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,420 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Caniullan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Caniullan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile1,2751:13,8171,055
Argentina1401:305,31024,356
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Caniullán (2) & Caniullàn (1) are calculated separately.

Caniullan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Caniullan is held by more people in Chile than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Caniullán or Caniullàn. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Caniullan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Caniullan is the 273,764th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,132,075 people. The last name Caniullan is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Caniullan live; 100 percent live in South America and 99 percent live in Hispanic Southern America.

It is most common in Chile, where it is held by 1,275 people, or 1 in 13,817. In Chile it is mostly found in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 46 percent live, Araucanía Region, where 45 percent live and Bío Bío Region, where 3 percent live. Aside from Chile this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 10 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Caniullán962/
Caniullàn961/
Canihullan952/
Caniulan941/
Caniulian891/
Cañullan821/
Sanjullian7469/
Sanjulan711/
Sanjulian67299/
Janjulyan672/

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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 Caniullan
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