Cañez Surname
Approximately 2,920 people bear this surname
Cañez Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2,841 | 1:43,691 | 2,399 |
| Chile | 58 | 1:303,732 | 8,727 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
The alternate forms: Canez (2,445), Cáñez (7), Càñez (1), Cánez (1) & Cànez (1) are calculated separately.
Cañez Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cañez Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cañez is found most in Mexico. It may also be rendered as a variant: Canez, Cáñez, Càñez, Cánez or Cànez. For other possible spellings of Cañez click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cañez? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 150,920th most prevalent surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,495,735 people. The last name Cañez is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Cañez are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Hispano-North America.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Mexico, where it is held by 2,841 people, or 1 in 43,691. In Mexico it is most frequent in: Sonora, where 74 percent reside, Baja California, where 14 percent reside and Chihuahua, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Mexico this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Chile, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canez | 93 | 2,445 | / |
| Cáñez | 93 | 7 | / |
| Càñez | 93 | 1 | / |
| Cañezo | 91 | 1,425 | / |
| Cañeza | 91 | 1,370 | / |
| Cánez | 87 | 1 | / |
| Cànez | 87 | 1 | / |
| Cañiezo | 83 | 4 | / |
| Cañaz | 80 | 100 | / |
| Gañez | 80 | 98 | / |
| Coñez | 80 | 81 | / |
| Cañiz | 80 | 60 | / |
| Cañes | 80 | 54 | / |
| Cañoz | 80 | 8 | / |
| Cuñez | 80 | 7 | / |
| Caenz | 80 | 5 | / |
| Cañiza | 73 | 4,755 | / |
| Cañeso | 73 | 1,685 | / |
| Cañizo | 73 | 650 | / |
| Guañez | 73 | 303 | / |
| Caniez | 73 | 189 | / |
| Caneza | 73 | 156 | / |
| Canezo | 73 | 142 | / |
| Cañoza | 73 | 74 | / |
| Cañesa | 73 | 32 | / |
| Cuanez | 73 | 19 | / |
| Gañezo | 73 | 11 | / |
| Cannez | 73 | 7 | / |
| Cañeos | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ccoñez | 73 | 5 | / |
| Cayenz | 73 | 3 | / |
| Cañaza | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gañeza | 73 | 2 | / |
| Caonez | 73 | 2 | / |
| Cañozo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Canoez | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cainez | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cañnes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cañuzo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cuñezo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Canyez | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cunaez | 73 | 1 | / |
| Caunez | 73 | 0 | / |
| Caniezo | 67 | 258 | / |
| Guañezo | 67 | 255 | / |
| Canz | 67 | 153 | / |
| Cayonez | 67 | 34 | / |
| Canieza | 67 | 8 | / |
| Cañieso | 67 | 7 | / |
| Cauneze | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cañizay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Canauez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Canezoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guyañez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caneiza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cañeiso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cañiesa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cuañizo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coya Yañez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cnaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caneus | 55 | 1,057 | / |
| Canneus | 50 | 62 | / |
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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 Cañez
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