Canán Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Canán Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
The alternate forms: Canan (6,382) & Cañan (80) are calculated separately.
Canán Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Canán Come From? nationality or country of origin
Canán is borne by more people in Guatemala than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Canan or Cañan. Click here to see other possible spellings of Canán.
How Common Is The Last Name Canán? popularity and diffusion
The surname Canán is the 10,311,814th most prevalent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Canán live; 67 percent live in South America and 33 percent live in Hispano-Central America.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Guatemala, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 16,082,668. In Guatemala it is primarily found in: Chiquimula Department, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Guatemala this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Paraguay, where 33 percent are found and Uruguay, where 33 percent are found.
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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 Canán
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