Cañizal Surname

1,101,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Cañizal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cañizal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain1451:322,42818,998
Argentina461:929,20559,251
Philippines251:4,049,529157,830
Puerto Rico51:710,0284,074
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

The alternate forms: Canizal (1,096) are calculated separately.

Cañizal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cañizal occurs most in Spain. It may occur as: Canizal. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cañizal? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,101,507th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 32,826,783 people. The surname Cañizal is mostly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Cañizal live; 65 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 65 percent live in Iberian Europe.

It is most commonly held in Spain, where it is carried by 145 people, or 1 in 322,428. In Spain it is primarily found in: Madrid, where 26 percent live, Castile and León, where 21 percent live and Cantabria, where 13 percent live. Barring Spain this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 21 percent live and The Philippines, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Canizal951,096/
Cañizale933/
Cañizzal931/
Cañezal86641/
Cañisal865/
Cañijal861/
Canizale802/
Cañisale801/
Canezal71265/
Cañicol7130/
Canisal7115/
Canical712/
Zanizal711/
Caniçal711/
Jainizal674/
Canissale631/
Kończal5711/
Coñicol576/
Janijal571/
Jonizal571/
Sanisal571/
Kanisal571/
Khanezal538/
Kanizold535/
Canuysal533/
Kanjijal531/
Kanaisail502/
Canigiole501/

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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 Cañizal
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