Cañon Surname

19,368th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,363 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Cañon Surname User-submission:

The surname Cañon means 'canon' in Spanish.

Cañon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia20,5541:2,324436
Philippines5,7051:17,7462,079
Spain1,1471:40,7603,946
Argentina4371:97,8118,235
Chile2761:63,8282,681
Venezuela1181:255,9676,291
Mexico701:1,773,23217,696
Panama371:105,7373,952
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770

The alternate forms: Canon (11,260), Cañón (82), Cañòn (7), Cañoñ (3), Canón (4), Canoñ (3) & Cànon (1) are calculated separately.

Cañon Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Cañon means 'canon' in Spanish.

- Ranier Cañosa Yu

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Canon9311,260/
Cañón9382/
Cañòn937/
Cañoñ933/
Cañone9139/
Cañion912/
Caññon911/
Canñon911/
Canón874/
Canoñ873/
Cànon871/
Cañan8080/
Kañon803/
Coñon803/
Cañom802/
Cannon73121,858/
Cagnon731,315/
Canion73953/
Canong73652/
Canone73441/
Caynon7340/
Canoon7319/
Canoun7318/
Cañane7316/
Camjon7314/
Cauñan7312/
Canyon7311/
Canoën739/
Canond739/
Canjon738/
Canohn737/
Cainon735/
Caneon734/
Camnon733/
Canhon733/
Canont731/
Canuon731/
Canotn731/
Canoin731/
Caiñan731/
Camhon730/
Canonn730/
Caanon730/
Cannone677,728/
Canonne672,539/
Canayon67968/
Cainong67665/
Cagnone67548/
Canoine67332/
Cagnion67208/
Cainion67192/
Caugnon67138/
Caignon67109/
Cannion6762/
Caungon6759/
Cannong6726/
Canhone6718/
Canoune6717/
Camjong678/
Cannonn674/
Canoong673/
Canhong673/
Cautnon672/
Cannoun672/
Ccagnon671/
Canotne671/
Camhoun671/
Camnone671/
Cahnoon671/
Caannon671/
Ckamjon671/
Canyonn671/
Camnoun671/
Camnont671/
Camjoon671/
Caunong671/
Cañahan671/
Canocin671/
Canyoan671/
Canã671/
Cainone671/
Cannnon670/
Cannyon670/
Camhong670/
Caaneon670/
Camhont670/
Canhoun670/
Cannoin670/
Cannoon670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cañon
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