Cañaz Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Cañaz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cañaz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia531:901,3988,853
Argentina371:1,155,22769,250
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Canaz (558) & Cáñaz (2) are calculated separately.

Cañaz Last Name Facts

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

Cañaz occurs more in Colombia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Canaz or Cáñaz. Click here for further potential spellings of Cañaz.

How Common Is The Last Name Cañaz? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,849,867th most widespread last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Cañaz live; 96 percent live in South America and 57 percent live in Caribbean South America.

The surname is most widespread in Colombia, where it is carried by 53 people, or 1 in 901,398. In Colombia Cañaz is most numerous in: Antioquia Department, where 26 percent reside, Norte de Santander Department, where 17 percent reside and Bolívar Department, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Colombia this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 37 percent reside and Venezuela, where 4 percent reside.

Cañaz Last Name Statistics demography

Cañaz earn somewhat less than the average income. In Colombia they earn 10.45% less than the national average, earning $20,329,300 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Canaz93558/
Cáñaz932/
Caña8918,467/
Cañas8061,906/
Caiña801,741/
Ccaña80194/
Cañay80137/
Cayña8086/
Cañoa8083/
Kcaña8033/
Cañai8017/
Jañaz8015/
Cañap8014/
Cañoz808/
Caíña803/
Cañad802/
Cauña801/
Caniaz73255/
Cangaz73106/
Cauñga7347/
Chanaz7344/
Caiñas7332/
Canyaz7311/
Cañias736/
Cañgas734/
Canazz732/
Cahaña731/
Cañass731/
Cuiñaz731/
Ccañas731/
Chañas731/
Canauz731/
Cannaz731/
Cainaz731/
Caíñas731/
Canadz730/
Cana6747,210/
Caño677,856/
Coña671,350/
Czanasz6731/
Changaz6714/
Chanasz6711/
Caañgay679/
Caãa674/
Channaz673/
Kaña672/
Cangasz671/
Cañá671/

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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 Cañaz
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