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Where Does The Last Name Cañar Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Cañar (Arabic: كنار, Hindi: चनार) is more frequently found in Colombia than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Canar. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cañar? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Cañar is the 169,950^th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,871,373 people. Cañar is mostly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Cañar live; 74 percent live in South America and 45 percent live in Caribbean South America.

The last name Cañar is most frequent in Colombia, where it is borne by 1,134 people, or 1 in 42,129. In Colombia Cañar is mostly found in: Nariño Department, where 43 percent are found, Valle del Cauca Department, where 32 percent are found and Cauca Department, where 18 percent are found. Besides Colombia this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Ecuador, where 29 percent are found and The Philippines, where 14 percent are found.

Cañar Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Cañar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cañar surname contracted 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cañar Last Name Statistics ^demography

The amount Cañar earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 1202.07% more than the national average, earning S/. 252,407 per year and in Colombia they earn 16.38% less than the national average, earning $18,983,400 COP per year.