Cañiu Surname
Approximately 116 people bear this surname
Cañiu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 115 | 1:371,682 | 28,832 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
The alternate forms: Caniu (675) are calculated separately.
Cañiu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cañiu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cañiu is borne by more people in Argentina than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Caniu. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cañiu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,691,963rd most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 62,823,672 people. Cañiu is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Cañiu are found; 100 percent are found in South America and 100 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.
The surname Cañiu is most prevalent in Argentina, where it is carried by 115 people, or 1 in 371,682. In Argentina Cañiu is most common in: Río Negro Province, where 61 percent are found, Santa Cruz Province, where 29 percent are found and Neuquén Province, where 5 percent are found. Beside Argentina this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Chile, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Cañiu
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