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 in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Càñez, Cánez, Canez or Cànez. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cáñez? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Cáñez are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 86 percent are found in Hispano-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in Mexico, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 20,687,701. In Mexico Cáñez is mostly concentrated in: Sonora, where 50 percent live, Chihuahua, where 33 percent live and Mexico City, where 17 percent live. Outside of Mexico Cáñez occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent live.

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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