Cañeca Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Cañeca Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cañeca Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines361:2,812,173137,318
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

The alternate forms: Caneca (343) are calculated separately.

Cañeca Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cañeca occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Caneca. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cañeca? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,228,735th most widespread family name globally It is held by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Cañeca are found; 97 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 97 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname Cañeca is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 2,812,173. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: National Capital Region, where 36 percent are found, Central Luzon, where 28 percent are found and Mimaropa, where 17 percent are found. Barring The Philippines this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Caneca94343/
Cañeza831,370/
Cañeja83117/
Cañesa8332/
Canecat776/
Canecia774/
Cañesco774/
Cañejas773/
Canecas772/
Canheca771/
Cañiesa771/
Cañicas771/
Canieca771/
Canecay771/
Chaneca771/
Cangecai713/
Canaaeca713/
Caniecia711/
Cañiza674,755/
Canaca672,716/
Cañezo671,425/
Caneja67594/
Canesa67258/
Caneco67194/
Caneza67156/
Cañisa67117/
Janeca6791/
Canica6788/
Sañeco6750/
Cañejo6712/
Kaneca6710/
Czaniecka679/
Canoca676/
Saneca676/
Coneca675/
Cañico672/
Canexa671/
Caneka671/
Céneca671/

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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 Cañeca
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