Cañihua Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Cañihua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cañihua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru801:397,30212,780
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

The alternate forms: Canihua (13) are calculated separately.

Cañihua Last Name Facts

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

Cañihua is carried by more people in Peru than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Canihua. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cañihua? popularity and diffusion

Cañihua is the 2,091,648th most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Cañihua live; 100 percent live in South America and 99 percent live in Andean South America.

This surname is most common in Peru, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 397,302. In Peru Cañihua is most numerous in: Cusco Region, where 46 percent reside, Lima Province, where 34 percent reside and Apurímac Region, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Peru it occurs in one country. It is also found in Chile, where 1 percent reside.

Cañihua Last Name Statistics demography

Cañihua earn notably less less than the average income. In Peru they earn 22.34% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,055 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Canihua9513/
Ccañihua93598/
Ccañiihua881/
Cañahua86113/
Cañohua8641/
Kañihua866/
Cañua8360/
Ccañahua80107/
Ccanihua8046/
Canhua775/
Cañiba772/
Cnahua771/
Canahua71238/
Cañahui7116/
Canibhai6713/
Ccanahua675/
Ccañahui671/

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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 Cañihua
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