Cunanan Surname

12,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46,340 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Cunanan Surname User-submission:

Cunanan is a hispanicized form of a Kapampangan surname, meaning 'strongly independent' and 'highly creative nature'.

Cunanan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines43,3311:2,336160
United States1,9701:183,98918,346
Canada2121:173,80017,393
Australia2041:132,33214,365
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Bahrain1181:11,4292,102
Thailand721:981,088150,124
Guam451:3,558455
United Arab Emirates411:223,47015,418
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Taiwan251:937,7906,555
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Singapore131:423,66918,211
England121:4,643,172139,951
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Northern Mariana Islands81:6,822652
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Macau21:300,8151,009
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Palau11:21,643223
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Cunanan (29) may also be a first name.

Cunanan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Cunanan is a hispanicized form of a Kapampangan surname, meaning 'strongly independent' and 'highly creative nature'.

- mxdtps

Cunanan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cunanan occurs most in The Philippines. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cunanan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 12,123rd most widespread last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 157,263 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Cunanan are found; 93 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 93 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Cunanan is also the 1,951,561st most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 29 people.

This surname is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is held by 43,331 people, or 1 in 2,336. In The Philippines Cunanan is most numerous in: Central Luzon, where 65 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 16 percent are found and Calabarzon, where 10 percent are found. Excluding The Philippines this last name exists in 51 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Cunanan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cunanan last name are 10.51% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.74% registered with the political party.

The amount Cunanan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 15.35% more than the national average, earning $49,773 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.76% more than the national average, earning $50,060 CAD per year.

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