Cañari Surname

99,055th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,783 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Cañari Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cañari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru4,0371:7,8731,181
Argentina3721:114,9029,686
Bolivia3481:30,5072,071
Chile221:800,74917,445
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230

The alternate forms: Canari (553) & Cañarí (1) are calculated separately.

Cañari Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cañari occurs in Peru more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Canari or Cañarí. Click here for other potential spellings of Cañari.

How Common Is The Last Name Cañari? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 99,055th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,523,635 people. The last name Cañari is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Cañari live; 100 percent live in South America and 92 percent live in Andean South America.

The surname is most widely held in Peru, where it is borne by 4,037 people, or 1 in 7,873. In Peru Cañari is mostly concentrated in: Lima Province, where 35 percent reside, Junín Region, where 21 percent reside and Cusco Region, where 18 percent reside. Outside of Peru Cañari occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 8 percent reside and Bolivia, where 7 percent reside.

Cañari Last Name Statistics demography

Cañari earn somewhat less than the average income. In Peru they earn 14.87% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,502 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Canari94553/
Cañarí941/
Cañaris9288/
Cañariz923/
Ccañari922/
Cañare8366/
Cañary833/
Kañari832/
Cañara832/
Canario7710,378/
Cañares774,358/
Canaris77439/
Cañarez77156/
Cainari7740/
Canarie7739/
Caniari7713/
Casnari779/
Canariy778/
Canarri776/
Canauri776/
Cangari775/
Cannari773/
Canjari772/
Cagnari772/
Cañaryo771/
Cañarra771/
Canyari771/
Canaari771/
Canarih771/
Canarit771/
Canariz771/
Cangiari7143/
Canauriy7113/
Ccanasri713/
Cannario712/
Canñares711/
Canarich711/
Cangariy711/
Canatris711/
Caniaris711/
Cannarie710/
Kanari673,011/
Canary672,841/
Canare671,490/
Canara67237/
Canori67226/
Conari673/
Qanari672/
Cañijares671/

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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 Cañari
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