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    The surname Canela

    A surname, carried by 3,619 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex C540

    Canela: #9,030 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Canela #9,030, 3,619 people Canela: #9,030 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Canela #9,030, 3,619 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Canela is more common than 94.4% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 3,619 people named Canela in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 85,312 Americans. That is up 65% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,190.

    #9,030
    rank among US surnames
    3,619
    people in 2010
    1.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +65.3%
    change since 2000 (was #12,883)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #9,026Batt3,62285,242
    #9,027Baptista3,62185,265
    #9,029Barthel3,62085,289
    #9,030Chai3,61985,312
    #9,033Skeens3,61785,360

    Who is named Canela

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    88% of people named Canela identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 8.5% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 88%
    • White (not Hispanic) 8.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 2.1%
    • Two or more races 0.6%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Canelas

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Jencarlos Canela
      American actor and singer, born 1988

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Canela

    Canela has the Soundex code C540, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C540.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Canela?
    3,619 people in the United States had the surname Canela in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 85,312 Americans. It ranked 9,030th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Canela?
    In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Canela identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 8.5% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Canela?
    Jencarlos Canela, American actor and singer.
    Where is the surname Canela most common?
    Wikidata records people named Canela in the United States.
    Is the surname Canela getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,190 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,619 in 2010, up 65%.