Cañipa Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Cañipa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cañipa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile1561:112,9264,135
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Canipa (65) & Cănipă (4) are calculated separately.

Cañipa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cañipa is found in Chile more than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Canipa or Cănipă. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cañipa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,348,199th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 44,166,945 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Cañipa live; 96 percent live in South America and 96 percent live in Hispanic Southern America.

The surname Cañipa is most common in Chile, where it is carried by 156 people, or 1 in 112,926. In Chile Cañipa is primarily found in: Arica and Parinacota Region, where 87 percent are found, Bío Bío Region, where 4 percent are found and Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 4 percent are found. Besides Chile it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 1 percent are found and Costa Rica, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Canipa9465/
Cañupa8333/
Cănipă834/
Cañepa831/
Canipas77222/
Caniopa7727/
Canaipa774/
Cañuepa771/
Chanipa771/
Caniepa771/
Cainipa771/
Canippa770/
Canepa6721,140/
Canipe671,976/
Sanipa67804/
Kanipa67185/
Canupa6711/
Janipa6711/
Chainipha677/
Channipha674/
Canipo674/
Chanaippa672/
Changaipa671/
Canipi671/

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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
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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 Cañipa
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