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

The surname Cañas (Arabic: كاناس) is carried by more people in Colombia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Canas, Cañás, Cańas, Canaş or Canás. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

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

Cañas is the 9,157^th most numerous last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 117,720 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Cañas reside; 49 percent reside in South America and 42 percent reside in Caribbean South America.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Colombia, where it is borne by 19,705 people, or 1 in 2,424. In Colombia Cañas is primarily concentrated in: Antioquia Department, where 33 percent reside, Norte de Santander Department, where 9 percent reside and Capital District, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Colombia it is found in 41 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 15 percent reside and El Salvador, where 15 percent reside.

Cañas Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Cañas has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 457 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cañas Last Name Statistics ^demography

The amount Cañas earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 30.69% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,435 per year and in Colombia they earn 0.54% less than the national average, earning $22,580,800 COP per year.