Cañal Surname

205,346th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,021 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Cañal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cañal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,7101:59,2049,970
Argentina1991:214,79117,691
Spain421:1,113,14439,565
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Maldives11:404,1727,269
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Canal (17,922) are calculated separately.

Cañal Last Name Facts

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

Cañal is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Canal. Click here for further possible spellings of Cañal.

How Common Is The Last Name Cañal? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cañal is the 205,346th most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,605,911 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Cañal live; 84 percent live in Southeast Asia and 84 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname Cañal is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 1,710 people, or 1 in 59,204. In The Philippines Cañal is most numerous in: Western Visayas, where 24 percent live, Caraga, where 19 percent live and Davao Region, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account The Philippines this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 10 percent live and Spain, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Canal9317,922/
Cañale91183/
Chañal9173/
Cañial913/
Cañalle833/
Cañijal831/
Jañal8073/
Cañol803/
Canale7318,679/
Chanal731,118/
Cannal73907/
Canalp73520/
Cangal73495/
Canial7355/
Catnal7347/
Canall7328/
Caneal7327/
Cahnal7325/
Canahl739/
Cañole737/
Canyal736/
Casnal733/
Canaul731/
Canhal731/
Kañale731/
Caanal731/
Caunal731/
Canald731/
Cainal731/
Canalt731/
Scanal730/
Canayl730/
Camnal730/
Changal671,542/
Caingal67608/
Canalle67577/
Canault67330/
Chaunal67170/
Channal6794/
Chanale6777/
Cannale6751/
Cagnale6711/
Chanhal6710/
Canjaal675/
Scanall673/
Chainal672/
Chanail672/
Catnyal671/
Chanall671/
Caineal671/
Cannayl671/
Cannald671/
Cangeal671/
Canajol671/
Canahal671/
Chaneal671/
Cannall671/
Chanaul671/
Chaanal671/
Chhanal671/
Canalhe671/
Canyale671/
Caniale671/
Chajnal671/
Cayngal671/
Cannalt670/
Caunalt670/
Canneal670/
Caunall670/
Casnnal670/
Camnail670/
Scannal670/

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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
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  • 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 Cañal
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