Cañasa Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Cañasa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cañasa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines651:1,557,511106,526
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Canasa (2,594) are calculated separately.

Cañasa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cañasa occurs in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Canasa. Click here for other possible spellings of Cañasa.

How Common Is The Last Name Cañasa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,352,516th most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. The surname Cañasa occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Cañasa are found; 100 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 98 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 1,557,511. In The Philippines Cañasa is mostly found in: Northern Mindanao, where 58 percent live, Calabarzon, where 15 percent live and Caraga, where 8 percent live. Other than The Philippines this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Canasa942,594/
Cañosa83140/
Cañesa8332/
Cañaza833/
Cañaso833/
Canassa771,251/
Chanasa7786/
Canasas7786/
Ccanasa7751/
Canausa779/
Canasad778/
Caniasa774/
Canasia773/
Canasay772/
Canasca772/
Cañazas771/
Canaasa771/
Canaisa771/
Camnasa771/
Cannasa771/
Cañasco771/
Cañassi771/
Cañauso771/
Cañazca771/
Cannassa717/
Changasa716/
Channasa715/
Chanasai712/
Cangasha711/
Canasaut711/
Chanassa711/
Caneasha711/
Canaza6715,559/
Canosa679,087/
Canaca672,716/
Cañeza671,370/
Kanasa67526/
Canasi67396/
Cañoso67381/
Canesa67258/
Sanasa67138/
Cañoza6774/
Canaso6715/
Canase6712/
Changasha6711/
Janasa678/
Changasah676/
Conasa675/
Coñosa672/
Canasy672/
Canaayasa671/

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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 Cañasa
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