Cañega Surname
294,281st
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 1,297 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines
Cañega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 1,297 | 1:78,056 | 13,505 |
The alternate forms: Canega (39) are calculated separately.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canega | 94 | 39 | / |
| Cañiega | 92 | 2 | / |
| Cañego | 83 | 120 | / |
| Cauñga | 83 | 47 | / |
| Jañega | 83 | 33 | / |
| Cañaga | 83 | 13 | / |
| Cañiga | 83 | 10 | / |
| Sañega | 83 | 1 | / |
| Cañoga | 83 | 1 | / |
| Caneega | 77 | 42 | / |
| Caniega | 77 | 14 | / |
| Caañgay | 77 | 9 | / |
| Chanega | 77 | 2 | / |
| Canegas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Canegau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cañge | 73 | 1 | / |
| Canhenga | 71 | 11 | / |
| Janega | 67 | 680 | / |
| Kanega | 67 | 636 | / |
| Caniga | 67 | 353 | / |
| Canaga | 67 | 136 | / |
| Coñaga | 67 | 20 | / |
| Cannegaud | 67 | 16 | / |
| Zanega | 67 | 10 | / |
| Canego | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sanega | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zañiga | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jañiga | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zoñega | 67 | 4 | / |
| Canoga | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tchanegha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cañigo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cañago | 67 | 1 | / |
| Conaga | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Cañega
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis