Canas is used as a family name or surname in Colombia. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Canas
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Colombia
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Canas

How popular is Canas?

Canas is common in Colombia.

Canas is ranked 8810 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Canases grew by 44.67066 per cent to 4832 since 2000 and ranked 6937 after elevating 2065 spots. The last name was found in around 16 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Hispanic or Latino 88.33 86.53
White 9.56 10.84
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.06 1.17
Black 0.62 0.69
Canas is quite popular family name mostly used in Colombia while El Salvador is ahead in terms of density. Around 61250 people have been found who wears Canas as their family name. Canas is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
541,660 Russia8
39,450 Moldova8
701,083 India8
318,252 Ukraine6
11,480 Japan4
2,110 Mozambique4
5,443 Dominican Republic2
20,595 China2
4,086 Angola2
19,046 Ireland2
6,266 Luxembourg2
1,777 Jersey2
28,232 Morocco2
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
810,193 Indonesia1
2,877 Cuba1
846 American Samoa1
11,510 Oman1
5,924 Paraguay1
9,498 Iceland1
58,885 Poland1
20,172 Hungary1
304 Guinea-Bissau1
5,553 Taiwan1
1,005 The Gambia1
6,149 Ethiopia1
19,533 Uruguay1
17,575 Kuwait1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
23,537 Switzerland45
95,259 Italy45
29,383 United Arab Emirates31
8,720 Qatar29
11,685 Singapore24
2,825 Nicaragua24
42,407 Sweden22
28,338 Norway20
29,040 Denmark15
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
19,298 Belgium89
27,414 Australia85
2,992 Puerto Rico68
Countries with hundreds of Canas:
762 Honduras962
1,768 Guatemala800
18,203 Brazil715
28,238 Germany370
30,009 France331
638 Costa Rica314
17,431 Canada210
1,918 Panama179
27,627 Turkey175
10,604 Peru157
40,243 England102
Countries with thousands of Canas:
582 Spain9,358
167 El Salvador7,968
2,273 Philippines5,220
1,920 Mexico5,051
768 Venezuela4,892
10,794 United States3,361
818 Chile2,545
603 Portugal1,736
3,243 Argentina1,538
1,686 Ecuador1,059
Countries with ten thousands of Canas:
583 Colombia13,643
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Comments

M
Maira Callan
 Canas is a lunch last name, derived from the old Occitan can with the augmentative suffix meaning large dog as probable nickname Huntsman.

Canas Namesakes

  • Américo Canas, Soccer player
  • Ann Arbor Canasta Fix, Musical Artist
  • Germán Picó Cañas, Lawyer
  • Guillermo Cañas, Tennis player
  • Germán Picó Cañas, Lawyer
  • Alicia Cañas Zañartu, Politician
  • Rafaela Contreras Cañas, Author
  • Roger Cañas, Soccer player
  • Guillermo Cañas, Tennis player
  • Guillermo Cañas, Tennis player
  • Marta Cañas, from 2015 drama movie Les amigues de l'Àgata, who portrayed the Ari.

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