Cano Surname

1,056th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 508,585 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Cano Surname Definition:

Prominent and common surname in Santander, Vizcaya, Estremadura, Castile, and Andalusia. Originated in Guipúzcoa and Santander. It is derived from latin "canus" - one who is prudent or judicious. Also means gray-headed.

All the branches do not have the same origin.

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Cano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico136,3551:910149
Colombia91,0681:525100
Spain81,0351:57749
United States34,6611:10,4571,275
Argentina24,3381:1,756230
Philippines20,7861:4,871392
Peru19,6911:1,614268
Guatemala17,7721:905151
Nicaragua15,3301:39388
Paraguay12,7241:569148
Bolivia6,8461:1,551299
Honduras6,1831:1,426272
France5,8601:11,3351,111
Venezuela5,2431:5,761693
Brazil4,8321:44,3031,777
Cuba3,9121:2,945411
Ecuador3,9061:4,072687
Panama3,5691:1,096194
Chile2,4041:7,328757
Dominican Republic2,1571:4,837519
El Salvador1,6991:3,734445
Uruguay1,3001:2,640309
Costa Rica1,2441:3,842358
Belize7871:45281
Saudi Arabia5171:59,6828,852
Albania4611:6,3211,207
Italy4471:136,81621,844
Canada4311:85,4899,489
England3651:152,65214,538
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
Portugal2361:44,1452,563
Puerto Rico2221:15,992635
Germany1941:414,97737,848
Belgium1681:68,43210,932
Australia1481:182,40318,373
Taiwan1111:211,2141,809
Turkey1111:701,09435,880
Switzerland1031:79,7379,154
Gibraltar951:35725
Thailand861:821,376131,940
Singapore771:71,5292,869
Netherlands651:259,80332,877
Sweden631:156,29810,904
Scotland571:93,9276,548
Greece541:205,18132,420
Andorra531:1,582286
Kosovo491:37,9973,423
Indonesia461:2,874,982163,265
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
Lesotho391:52,1178,022
India321:23,970,793327,222
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Ireland221:214,0438,362
Luxembourg211:27,6454,917
Aruba181:5,749789
Denmark181:313,59522,770
Cyprus131:68,0677,075
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
China121:113,943,4645,994
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Bosnia and Herzegovina91:392,93413,307
Slovakia91:592,93964,129
Guam81:20,0153,029
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Northern Mariana Islands81:6,822652
Angola71:3,855,6026,953
Norway61:857,04855,549
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Curaçao41:39,312638
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Micronesia41:26,561731
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Egypt31:30,645,251132,600
Mozambique31:9,087,1907,315
Nepal31:9,493,65216,132
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
DR Congo21:36,939,785260,488
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Libya21:3,121,9876,135
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
São Tomé and Príncipe21:88,7122,936
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Macau11:601,6301,582
Malta11:430,2723,380
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2001:251,09320,779

The alternate forms: Caño (7,856), Canó (28), Canò (7), Canô (3), Cáno (1) & Cańo (1) are calculated separately.

Cano (4,130) may also be a first name.

Cano Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Prominent and common surname in Santander, Vizcaya, Estremadura, Castile, and Andalusia. Originated in Guipúzcoa and Santander. It is derived from latin "canus" - one who is prudent or judicious. Also means gray-headed.

All the branches do not have the same origin. Found in Castile, New Castile, Estremadura, Murcia, Andalusia and Basque region.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

Means "person with grey hair" in spanish.

- ivfalcon

Cano Last Name Facts

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

Cano (Hindi: बानो) occurs in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Caño, Canó, Canò, Canô, Cáno or Cańo. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cano? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,056th most common family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 14,329 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Cano live; 34 percent live in South America and 27 percent live in Hispano-North America. It is also the 108,203rd most widely held forename throughout the world, borne by 4,130 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Mexico, where it is held by 136,355 people, or 1 in 910. In Mexico Cano is primarily found in: México, where 13 percent reside, Guanajuato, where 9 percent reside and Puebla, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Mexico it occurs in 127 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 18 percent reside and Spain, where 16 percent reside.

Cano Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cano has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cano last name increased 17,331 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 4,563 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cano Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cano surname are 42.07% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.3% being registered with the political party.

The amount Cano earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 44.56% less than the national average, earning €16,648 per year; in Peru they earn 5.58% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,466 per year; in South Africa they earn 332.09% more than the national average, earning R 1,026,820 per year; in Colombia they earn 16.34% more than the national average, earning $26,412,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.56% less than the national average, earning $36,436 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.22% less than the national average, earning $46,096 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Caño927,856/
Canó9228/
Canò927/
Canô923/
Cáno921/
Cańo921/
Canoy8931,015/
Cango896,789/
Canos891,326/
Cagno891,230/
Caino89993/
Canot89936/
Canoa89893/
Canno89512/
Canoo89181/
Cayno89173/
Canou89159/
Casno89103/
Canoz8985/
Canoj8942/
Canop8935/
Cauno8934/
Canod8924/
Ccano8922/
Caíno898/
Canoi897/
Canuo895/
Caano894/
Camno892/
Kcano891/
Canìo891/
Canño891/
Canoh891/
Cainoy803,073/
Cannoy80408/
Canoos80353/
Camnoi80259/
Cannoo80233/
Cagnot80170/
Cainos80162/
Canoot80131/
Cannop8086/
Canhos8076/
Cannot8063/
Cannou8057/
Cangou8057/
Canuot8042/
Cannos8039/
Casnot8036/
Canopf8035/
Cangoy8035/
Cahyno8025/
Canott8021/
Ceahno8013/
Caynot8013/
Canuos8012/
Canout809/
Cahano807/
Catnot806/
Canois806/
Chhano806/
Caingo804/
Caanoy804/
Cannoa802/
Canopp802/
Canous802/
Canhou802/
Cagnou802/
Cannoi802/
Cangoi802/
Canots801/
Causno801/
D'Cano801/
Canood801/
Cainot801/
Cahngo801/
Cainop801/
Caisno801/
Camgno801/
Canoid801/
Canouï801/
Caunod801/
Cgango801/
Ckango801/
Camnos801/
Camnoy801/
Caineo801/
Caamno801/
Caunoy800/
Canoch800/
Canoup800/
Cayngo800/
Kano75133,150/
Cana7547,210/
Qano756,767/
Cono751,681/
Cană75257/
Caná7514/
Canà752/
Canã751/
Cannoot73347/
Cahanoo73221/
Caanood73197/
Caunois7398/
Catnott7388/
Caggino7332/
Caingoy7332/
Cahango7326/
Cagnoux7316/
Cannoux738/
Cangnoi736/
Caignou736/
Canouts735/
Canóová732/
Cannois732/
Caignot732/
Cattnot731/
Casinno731/
Cannous731/
Cainous731/
Caangoy731/
Cangnos731/
Cheanoi731/
Cheanoo731/
Catnoch730/
Camnout730/
Cannott730/
Camnois730/
Cathnot730/
Congo6772,424/
Canga6726,913/
Kanno6710,470/
Kango6710,357/
Canas679,531/
Kaino674,928/
Kanoy674,396/
Kanoo674,094/
Cauna673,803/
Canap673,745/
Caina672,807/
Conoz672,671/
Ccana672,589/
Khano672,448/
Cagna672,441/
Kanou672,284/
Kanoi671,697/
Cogno671,691/
Canna671,588/
Conos671,066/
Canau671,043/
Kanho67833/
Kanoj67765/
Canat67718/
Canaz67558/
Kauno67546/
Kgano67499/
Casna67409/
Cuono67406/
Conod67392/
Kcana67389/
Kanoa67347/
Coyno67289/
Caiño67285/
Kanoh67280/
Conot67226/
Cayna67192/
Quano67177/
Canah67159/
Conno6798/
Kaano6786/
Cañoa6783/
Conoy6771/
Canad6771/
Cannoodt6768/
Kanoš6768/
Kajno6767/
Canaş6765/
Kanoś6754/
Cathnott6748/
Kahno6741/
Caneu6738/
Canaa6736/
Canós6729/
Catna6727/
Caana6726/
Cajna6725/
Coino6724/
Comno6720/
Keano6717/
Cahna6716/
Ccono6713/
Ceana6711/
Camna679/
Kanuo678/
Cosno678/
Cañoz678/
Kayno677/
Canôa676/
Qanno676/
Qanoa676/
Kkano675/
Conoh674/
Qayno674/
Conoa674/
Cainã674/
Gcana674/
Conoo674/
Cohno673/
Caingooy673/
Couno673/
Conou672/
Cannã672/
Qanou672/
Canás672/
Qanoj671/
Qasno671/
Cautinno671/
Coono671/
Conop671/
Qaino671/
Qanod671/
Qanoo671/
Qanot671/
Qanoz671/
C'ana671/
Caaño671/
Camño671/
Canhã671/
Ckana671/
Ceană671/
Cañoo671/
Cauño671/
Cattnott671/
Catño671/
Cattinno671/
Cassinno671/
Conoi671/
Cattnoch670/

Cano Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cano in the Hindi language
बानोbano-

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Cano Reference & Research

Cano FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Cano FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cano
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