Cañares Surname

107,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,358 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Cañares Surname User-submission:

The Cañares surname means 'group of sugarcane' or 'many sugarcane'.

Cañares Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines4,2851:23,6263,107
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
Colombia251:1,910,96311,972
Peru151:2,118,94225,723
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Canares (677) are calculated separately.

Cañares Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Cañares surname means 'group of sugarcane' or 'many sugarcane'.

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Cañares Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cañares is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Canares. For other potential spellings of Cañares click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cañares? popularity and diffusion

It is the 107,108th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,672,223 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Cañares reside; 98 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 98 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.

It is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is carried by 4,285 people, or 1 in 23,626. In The Philippines Cañares is mostly found in: Bicol, where 27 percent live, Central Visayas, where 22 percent live and National Capital Region, where 17 percent live. Besides The Philippines this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 1 percent live and Colombia, where 1 percent live.

Cañares Last Name Statistics demography

Cañares earn a lot less than the average income. In Colombia they earn 41.57% less than the national average, earning $13,264,200 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Canares95677/
Canñares931/
Cañare9266/
Cañijares881/
Cañarez86156/
Cañaris8688/
Sañares8622/
Cañeres869/
Coñares865/
Cañores862/
Caniares8010/
Canaries803/
Canyares801/
Cañari774,783/
Canare771,490/
Cañary773/
Cañara772/
Cañarí771/
Chainares751/
Sanares71755/
Canaris71439/
Sañarez7164/
Canarez7148/
Canarie7139/
Kanares714/
Cañariz713/
Ccañari712/
Conares712/
Janares712/
Canores711/
Cañarra711/
Cañaryo711/
Soñares711/
Canaret711/
Canarea711/
Casnare710/
Canarey710/
Canarios67228/
Conjares6797/
Kangares6712/
Cangaris6711/
Gianares675/
Canairre671/
Caniaris671/
Canatris671/
Cagnaire671/
Counares671/
Sanaresh671/
Cannarys671/
Cannarie670/

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Footnotes

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