Cañellas Surname

127,140th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,570 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Cañellas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cañellas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain3,0921:15,1201,723
Argentina2331:183,44815,343
Paraguay951:76,1761,943
Guatemala611:263,6504,245
Uruguay341:100,9349,883
Chile131:1,355,11323,887
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077

The alternate forms: Canellas (1,313) are calculated separately.

Cañellas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cañellas occurs most in Spain. It can also appear as a variant: Canellas. For other potential spellings of Cañellas click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cañellas? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 127,140th most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,041,329 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Cañellas reside; 87 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 87 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Spain, where it is carried by 3,092 people, or 1 in 15,120. In Spain it is most numerous in: Balearic Islands, where 60 percent reside, Catalonia, where 34 percent reside and Valencian Community, where 3 percent reside. Beside Spain this last name is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 7 percent reside and Paraguay, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Canellas961,313/
Canñellas941/
Cañellos881/
Cañlas861/
Caniellas8215/
Canellias825/
Canuellas821/
Cannellas821/
Canillas755,880/
Kanellas75181/
Canellos75176/
Conellas752/
Canlas7140,976/
Camlas7190/
Kanellias7166/
Kanelleas7156/
Cannellos7131/
Conellias714/
Caniellos714/
Cannillas713/
Caunillas712/
Canillias711/
Canlass672/
Ccanlas672/
Canlhas671/
Camlais670/

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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
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  • 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 Cañellas
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