Cañahui Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Cañahui Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cañahui Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru161:1,986,50825,077

The alternate forms: Canahui (4,634) & Canahuí (6) are calculated separately.

Cañahui Last Name Facts

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

Cañahui occurs most in Peru. It can also appear as: Canahui or Canahuí. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cañahui? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cañahui is the 4,908,606th most frequently used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. Cañahui occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Cañahui are found; 100 percent are found in South America and 100 percent are found in Andean South America.

This last name is most commonly held in Peru, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 1,986,508. In Peru Cañahui is mostly found in: Huancavelica Region, where 25 percent reside, Lima Province, where 25 percent reside and Lima Region, where 25 percent reside.

Cañahui Last Name Statistics demography

Cañahui earn somewhat less than the average income. In Peru they earn 7.24% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,982 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Canahui954,634/
Ccañahui931/
Canahuí906/
Cañavi77149/
Cañabi77112/
Canahi773/
Cangahi719/
Canabhi716/
Chanaui715/
Canahis712/
Canawui711/
Conahui711/
Canabhai67427/
Canahuet677/
Chahnoui675/
Canabhuj673/
Sanahuia671/
Cañae671/
Chanauvi671/
Chainahi671/
Chanhoui671/
Kanahuji671/
Cosnahui670/

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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 Cañahui
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