Cañuelo Surname

549,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 581 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Cañuelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cañuelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain5621:83,1897,123
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Canuelo (101) are calculated separately.

Cañuelo Last Name Facts

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

Cañuelo is found in Spain more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Canuelo. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cañuelo? popularity and diffusion

Cañuelo is the 549,848th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,543,108 people. The surname Cañuelo occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Cañuelo reside; 97 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 97 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Spain, where it is held by 562 people, or 1 in 83,189. In Spain it is primarily found in: Andalusia, where 57 percent reside, Madrid, where 15 percent reside and Valencian Community, where 14 percent reside. Beside Spain this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 3 percent reside and Ireland, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Canuelo95101/
Canhuelo801/
Canuelos801/
Canulo77237/
Cañula771/
Canhuello751/
Canullo71743/
Canuela71114/
Cambelo7161/
Canielo7112/
Zanuelo718/
Canwelo715/
Cañuleu714/
Caneilo711/
Conuelo711/
Caniello6785/
Canuelas6768/
Canyello679/
Canevelo676/
Canhoelo673/
Canivelo672/
Canielio671/
Scanuela671/

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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 Cañuelo
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