Cáñez Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Cáñez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cáñez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Càñez (1), Cánez (1), Canez (2,445) & Cànez (1) are calculated separately.

Cáñez Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cáñez occurs more in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Càñez, Cánez, Canez or Cànez. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cáñez? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Cáñez live; 100 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Hispano-North America.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Mexico, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 20,687,701. In Mexico Cáñez is primarily concentrated in: Sonora, where 50 percent reside, Chihuahua, where 33 percent reside and Mexico City, where 17 percent reside. Other than Mexico this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Càñez931/
Cánez931/
Canez872,445/
Cànez871/
Coñez8081/
Jáñez8027/
Chánez735/
Chañez735/
Ccoñez735/
Cañe6710/
Coñe677/

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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 Cáñez
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