Cañeta Surname

229,810th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,762 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Cañeta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cañeta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,7361:58,3179,806
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Caneta (167) are calculated separately.

Cañeta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cañeta has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It can occur in the variant forms: Caneta. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cañeta? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cañeta is the 229,810th most common last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 4,135,951 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Cañeta live; 98 percent live in Southeast Asia and 98 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname Cañeta is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is carried by 1,736 people, or 1 in 58,317. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Bicol, where 57 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 20 percent are found and Calabarzon, where 14 percent are found. Not including The Philippines this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 1 percent are found and Cuba, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Caneta94167/
Cañetas9212/
Cañieta924/
Cañetea921/
Cañita83180/
Cañeti8319/
Cañety833/
Canetta77723/
Chaneta77431/
Canetas77206/
Canieta7799/
Caineta7757/
Cañiete7736/
Cañetez7720/
Canneta7719/
Cañetti7719/
Canheta7714/
Canesta776/
Cañnete775/
Canñete774/
Cagneta772/
Caeneta771/
Canaeta771/
Canyeta771/
Cianeta771/
Cañeite771/
Caññete771/
Cañetis771/
Cañista771/
Cañte732/
Cagnetta711,662/
Chajneta7140/
Cannetta7128/
Channeta711/
Cianetta711/
Changeta711/
Chanetta711/
Canete677,572/
Canata672,903/
Janeta671,846/
Kaneta671,076/
Caneté67285/
Caneto67228/
Canita67196/
Zaneta67176/
Cañite67157/
Saneta67105/
Caneti6762/
Chaneitay6732/
Coneta6727/
Conata6716/
Canota6712/
Žaneta679/
Cañiti676/
Canety675/
Kañete673/
Changetha673/
Qaneta672/
Coñete672/
Żaneta672/
Cheaneita671/
Cañito671/
Cańete671/
Channetta670/

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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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  • 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 Cañeta
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