Throughout the world, Canessa (Canessa 
) is a rare gender-neutral given name. The first name Canessa is characteristic of Italy, where it is a very rare gender-neutral name, and the United States, where it is a very rare mostly female, but seldom male name. Much more prevalently, Canessa is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Canessa | Peru, Argentina, Italy, Chile, United States |
|
martino canessa Italian priest, IT (b. 1938) |
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| pino canessa Italian sailor, IT (b. 1907) |
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