Capuñay Surname
Approximately 2,704 people bear this surname
Capuñay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peru | 2,638 | 1:12,049 | 1,641 |
| Panama | 31 | 1:126,202 | 4,409 |
| Chile | 8 | 1:2,202,059 | 30,910 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
The alternate forms: Capunay (647), Capùñay (1) & Capunày (1) are calculated separately.
Capuñay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Capuñay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Capuñay is found most frequently in Peru. It may appear as: Capunay, Capùñay or Capunày. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Capuñay? popularity and diffusion
The last name Capuñay is the 161,121st most numerous family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,695,098 people. The last name Capuñay is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Capuñay are found; 98 percent are found in South America and 98 percent are found in Andean South America.
The surname is most common in Peru, where it is held by 2,638 people, or 1 in 12,049. In Peru Capuñay is most frequent in: Lambayeque Region, where 52 percent are found, Lima Province, where 29 percent are found and Áncash Region, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Peru it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Panama, where 1 percent are found and Chile, where 0 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
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- 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 Capuñay
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