Family name Canela (Canela 
, Kanela 
, Canella ) , around the globe, is a common cognomen. The cognomen Canela is habitual in Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly the Dominican Republic, where it is quite a common surname, Mexico, where it is quite a rare surname, and Paraguay. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Mexico, Brazil, and the Dominican Republic. Much less frequently, Canela is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Canela | Brazil, Dominican Republic, Mexico, United States, Italy |
| Kanela | Brazil, Spain, Colombia, Mexico, United States |
| Canella | Brazil, Spain, Mexico, United States, Italy |
| קנלה | Israel |
| guillermo sampedro canela ES (b. 1798) |
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jaime boloix y canela Spanish poet (1866-1921), ES (b. 1866) |
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| arthur canela French artist (active 1883) (b. 1847) |
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| miguel canela Dominican surveyor, physician and scientist, DO (b. 1894) |
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carme canela Spanish singer, ES (b. 1962) |
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| pablo canela Venezuelan composer (1914-1981), VE (b. 1914) |
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| horacio martins canela (1919-1995) (b. 1919) |
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| rafael andolz canela Spanish writer (1926-1998), ES (b. 1926) |
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| mariano arregui canela singer (1937-2010), ES (b. 1937) |
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eduardo canela Dominican open water swimer, DO (b. 1987) |
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jencarlos canela American actor and singer-songwriting musician, US (b. 1988) |
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jason canela American actor, US (b. 1992) |
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cameron canela American pornographic actress, US (b. 1995) |
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canela devoto Argentine-Peruvian field hockey player, AR (b. 1995) |
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| enric i. canela researcher, ES (b. 1949) |
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