Cañapataña Surname

764,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 373 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Cañapataña Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cañapataña Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru3691:86,1365,834
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508

The alternate forms: Cañapatana (14) & Canapatana (1) are calculated separately.

Cañapataña Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cañapataña is carried by more people in Peru than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Cañapatana or Canapatana. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cañapataña? popularity and diffusion

It is the 764,765th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,537,657 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Cañapataña are found; 100 percent are found in South America and 99 percent are found in Andean South America.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Peru, where it is borne by 369 people, or 1 in 86,136. In Peru Cañapataña is most common in: Puno Region, where 51 percent reside, Arequipa Region, where 30 percent reside and Lima Province, where 18 percent reside. Apart from Peru Cañapataña occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 1 percent reside and Bolivia, where 0 percent reside.

Cañapataña Last Name Statistics demography

Cañapataña earn somewhat less than the average income. In Peru they earn 14.76% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,524 per year.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cañapataña
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