The Canel surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 461 people carried this name — #46,219 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 625,000 people counted. That is up 43% from 322 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 388 people named Canel.
11 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 46 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 94 people named Canel live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
28 people named Canel live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Canel.
- Candella 293 · U.S. census
- Candia 1,973 · U.S. census
- Candido 1,664 · U.S. census
- Candon 122 · U.S. census
- Candy 870 · U.S. census
- Cane 2,605 · U.S. census
- Canella 269 · U.S. census
- Canellas 147 · U.S. census
- Canepa 1,245 · U.S. census
- Caner 154 · U.S. census
- Canessa 297 · U.S. census
- Canet 281 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Canel is.
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