Caniz Surname
Approximately 12,423 people bear this surname
Caniz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala | 12,245 | 1:1,313 | 236 |
| United States | 131 | 1:2,766,862 | 164,942 |
| Turkey | 23 | 1:3,383,540 | 91,291 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
The alternate forms: Cañiz (60) are calculated separately.
Caniz (11) may also be a first name.
Caniz Demographics
Caniz Political Affiliation
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Caniz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Caniz Come From? nationality or country of origin
Caniz is found most frequently in Guatemala. It can occur as a variant: Cañiz. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Caniz? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 42,034th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 586,617 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Caniz live; 99 percent live in Central America and 99 percent live in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 3,487,849th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 11 people.
The surname is most frequent in Guatemala, where it is borne by 12,245 people, or 1 in 1,313. In Guatemala it is mostly found in: Totonicapán Department, where 85 percent live, Sacatepéquez Department, where 10 percent live and Guatemala Department, where 2 percent live. Apart from Guatemala it exists in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and Turkey, where 0 percent live.
Caniz Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Caniz surname are 8.67% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.9% registered with the party.
Caniz earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.37% less than the national average, earning $30,045 USD per year.
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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 Caniz
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