Canoas Surname

1,067,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Colombia

Canoas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Canoas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1221:1,754,70857,059
Colombia1071:446,4876,687
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

Canoas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Canoas occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Canôas. Click here to see other potential spellings of Canoas.

How Common Is The Last Name Canoas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,067,497th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 31,277,021 people. Canoas is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Canoas reside; 99 percent reside in South America and 52 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 122 people, or 1 in 1,754,708. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: São Paulo, where 63 percent are found, Rio Grande do Sul, where 19 percent are found and Minas Gerais, where 11 percent are found. Not including Brazil Canoas occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 46 percent are found and Argentina, where 0 percent are found.

Canoas Last Name Statistics demography

Canoas earn somewhat less than the average income. In Colombia they earn 5.9% less than the national average, earning $21,362,700 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Canôas948/
Canouas921/
Canoa91893/
Canogias861/
Canoat8330/
Canaoa832/
Canoay832/
Cannoa832/
Canoea831/
Canoau830/
Cannaos7710/
Cannaoa778/
Qanoase775/
Canohay772/
Cangoua772/
Canojia771/
Canogia771/
Canooos771/
Canohap771/
Caineos771/
Canao73517/
Kanoa73347/
Cañoa7383/
Qanoa736/
Canôa736/
Conoa734/
Kanoua67326/
Kanoha67296/
Cannao67208/
Canhao67207/
Kainoa67111/
Cangao67104/
Kangoa6726/
Kanoah6722/
Kanoai6721/
Kanooa678/
Cannaò677/
Kanoay674/
Cagnao673/
Kanhoa673/
Kanoea673/
Qanoat672/
Canaua672/
Cahnao671/
Canaoi671/
Canaou671/
Kannoa671/
Khanoa671/
Cannaó671/
Caunao671/
Congoa671/
Canaea671/
Chanahois670/

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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 Canoas
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis