Cognomen Canizalez (Canizalez 
, Cañizalez 
) , around the world, is a common last name. The surname Canizalez is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly El Salvador, where it is quite a common surname, Venezuela, and Panama, where it is quite a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Venezuela, Mexico, and El Salvador.