Cañon Surname
Approximately 28,363 people bear this surname
Cañon Surname User-submission:
The surname Cañon means 'canon' in Spanish.
Cañon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 20,554 | 1:2,324 | 436 |
| Philippines | 5,705 | 1:17,746 | 2,079 |
| Spain | 1,147 | 1:40,760 | 3,946 |
| Argentina | 437 | 1:97,811 | 8,235 |
| Chile | 276 | 1:63,828 | 2,681 |
| Venezuela | 118 | 1:255,967 | 6,291 |
| Mexico | 70 | 1:1,773,232 | 17,696 |
| Panama | 37 | 1:105,737 | 3,952 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
The alternate forms: Canon (11,260), Cañón (82), Cañòn (7), Cañoñ (3), Canón (4), Canoñ (3) & Cànon (1) are calculated separately.
Cañon Surname Meaning
Cañon Demographics
Average Cañon Salary in
Colombia
$26,921,700 COP
Per year
Average Salary in
Colombia
$22,702,486 COP
Per year
Cañon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cañon Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cañon is borne by more people in Colombia than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Canon, Cañón, Cañòn, Cañoñ, Canón, Canoñ or Cànon. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cañon? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 19,368th most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 256,938 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Cañon reside; 75 percent reside in South America and 73 percent reside in Caribbean South America.
The last name is most frequently held in Colombia, where it is borne by 20,554 people, or 1 in 2,324. In Colombia it is primarily concentrated in: Capital District, where 45 percent are found, Cundinamarca Department, where 23 percent are found and Boyacá Department, where 11 percent are found. Not including Colombia it occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 20 percent are found and Spain, where 4 percent are found.
Cañon Last Name Statistics demography
Cañon earn notably more than the average income. In Colombia they earn 18.58% more than the national average, earning $26,921,700 COP per year.
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Footnotes
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