Cañaga Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Panama

Cañaga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cañaga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

The alternate forms: Canaga (136) are calculated separately.

Cañaga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cañaga occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Canaga. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cañaga? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,391,485th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 69 percent of Cañaga reside; 69 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 69 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.

This surname is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 11,248,691. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: National Capital Region, where 44 percent are found, Central Luzon, where 22 percent are found and Calabarzon, where 11 percent are found. Besides The Philippines this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Panama, where 23 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Canaga94136/
Cañanga92149/
Cañiaga921/
Cañangga861/
Cañaggas861/
Cañega831,297/
Coñaga8320/
Sañaga836/
Cañago831/
Cañoga831/
Cananga772,853/
Chanaga771,275/
Cañango7718/
Cauñago779/
Canañga779/
Jaiñaga776/
Caniaga772/
Cañonga771/
Ccanaga771/
Canhaga771/
Cannaga771/
Cianaga771/
Chhanaga71455/
Canangga71398/
Ciananga7156/
Canagaud7117/
Canhagas7113/
Tchanaga7113/
Canjagas717/
Canianga711/
Changaga711/
Cainagat711/
Canjagad711/
Chanagaa711/
Kanaga671,797/
Sanaga671,202/
Janaga67271/
Zanaga67176/
Cañego67120/
Canagi6771/
Cannagaud6760/
Canega6739/
Canago676/
Canagy675/
Canoga673/
Tchanagha672/
Canage671/
Chanaggai671/
Channagga671/
Chaunagai671/
Canagé671/
Cainhanga671/
Coñago671/
Conaga670/

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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 Cañaga
  • 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