Canizas Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Canizas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Canizas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain361:1,298,66842,856
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Canizas Last Name Facts

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

Canizas is most common in Spain. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Canizas? popularity and diffusion

Canizas is the 3,100,440th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Canizas live; 90 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 90 percent live in Iberian Europe.

The last name Canizas is most commonly occurring in Spain, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 1,298,668. In Spain it is most frequent in: Galicia, where 86 percent live and Asturias, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Spain this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chanizas931/
Canizaus931/
Caniza922,310/
Canicas8637/
Canizza8634/
Canniza8612/
Canieza868/
Canirza863/
Canizai862/
Canizos862/
Canioza861/
Cangiza861/
Canezas861/
Caneiza861/
Cannizza8080/
Canicais8027/
Caniçais802/
Canicias801/
Cañiza774,755/
Canizo77736/
Coniza77256/
Caneza77156/
Kaniza77154/
Canisa77103/
Canija7798/
Canica7788/
Caniso7734/
Kanaiza711,782/
Canieso711,068/
Canizzo71280/
Canizio71278/
Caniezo71258/
Janicas71224/
Canezza71156/
Canigia71115/
Kanizsa71104/
Kanizaj7172/
Kanizay7166/
Kangiza7129/
Kanizai7124/
Cannizo7118/
Canisah7117/
Canhica7117/
Canesas717/
Cañizos717/
Khaniza715/
Caunica714/
Caunisa713/
Canisco713/
Cañizay712/
Canniso712/
Kanioza712/
Canisağ712/
Canecas712/
Caneiso711/
Cannica711/
Kanizza711/
Canisoy711/
Caniços711/
Qaneiza711/
Cañicas711/
Caniesa711/
Canejas711/
Caniozo711/
Canaisa711/
Kanizia711/
Cannisa711/
Cannizzo674,786/
Kanizsai67785/
Caniggia67465/
Kanizsay6798/
Kanizsaj679/
Khanaiza677/
Kasnizai677/
Kanoizay677/
Cannigia677/
Canessas674/
Cainisah673/
Khainiza672/
Cannygia671/
Canidgia671/
Canisios671/
Kaingiza671/
Khanijas671/
Canniezo671/
Cannizio671/
Canisous671/
Canizzio671/
Caineisa671/
Khanizad671/
Khayniza671/
Caneizio671/
Caniceus671/

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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 Canizas
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