Cañan Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Colombia

Cañan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cañan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines421:2,410,434128,915
Colombia271:1,769,41011,599
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Canan (6,382) & Canán (3) are calculated separately.

Cañan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cañan is most common in The Philippines. It may also occur as: Canan or Canán. Click here to see other possible spellings of Cañan.

How Common Is The Last Name Cañan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,106,139th most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 53 percent of Cañan live; 53 percent live in Southeast Asia and 53 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 2,410,434. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Eastern Visayas, where 71 percent live, Calabarzon, where 14 percent live and Davao Region, where 5 percent live. Excluding The Philippines it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 34 percent live and Venezuela, where 13 percent live.

Cañan Last Name Statistics demography

Cañan earn marginally less than the average income. In Colombia they earn 0.48% less than the national average, earning $22,593,300 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Canan936,382/
Cañane9116/
Cauñan9112/
Caiñan911/
Canán873/
Chañane831/
Cañahan831/
Cañon8028,363/
Cañón8082/
Cañòn807/
Coñan801/
Canaan734,496/
Cainan732,463/
Cannan732,366/
Caunan73830/
Cagnan73461/
Camhan73381/
Canant73365/
Canane73302/
Canhan73265/
Canang73222/
Camnan73200/
Canian73166/
Canann7371/
Cangan7355/
Canaán7349/
Cañone7339/
Caynan7333/
Canain7329/
Canyan7328/
Ccanan7322/
Caanan7320/
Camjan7311/
Coñian7311/
Canean738/
Canand737/
Cahnan734/
Cañion732/
Conaan731/
Catnan731/
Giañan731/
Caenan731/
Canaun731/
Canñon731/
Canjan731/
Caññon731/
Coñang731/
Cananc731/
Casnan730/
Caanon730/
Scanan730/
Chainan671,205/
Canayon67968/
Conahan67767/
Cagnaan67255/
Cagnant67157/
Chaanan67101/
Cannane6793/
Caunane6762/
Caunant6738/
Canihan6733/
Canahan6732/
Canehan6732/
Coñahan6726/
Caignan6722/
Caunhan6720/
Kcanyan6719/
Chaunan6716/
Cannain6714/
Caamhan6713/
Cannang679/
Cannian676/
Cainain676/
Camnang676/
Canasin675/
Cannaan675/
Caynaan675/
Cangain674/
Cainang674/
Canhane674/
Canaine673/
Canacin673/
Camnaun673/
Causnan672/
Camjyan672/
Cahanan672/
Canjane672/
Chaanon672/
Canyane672/
Cangnan672/
Catnnan671/
Cagnane671/
Caimhan671/
Cainyan671/
Caannon671/
Cainaan671/
Canã671/
Canaane671/
Canaann671/
Caangan671/
Cainant671/
Canaunt671/
Canagne671/
Canaing671/
Cananhe671/
Canyoan671/
Ccannan671/
Casnain671/
Canjian671/
Canyang671/
Caumnan671/
Kcanjan671/
Canhann670/
Camhand670/
Canhand670/
Cathnan670/
Cainnan670/
Cannann670/
Cannean670/
Canasen670/
Scannan670/
Caaneon670/
Chaynan670/
Cananne670/
Cannant670/

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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 Cañan
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