Surname Канарис (Kanaris 
, Canares 
, Канарис 
) , in the world, is quite a rare cognomen. The family name Канарис is habitual in Cyprus, where it is quite a common surname, Greece, where it is quite a rare surname, and Equatorial Guinea. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Greece, the United States, and Philippines. Very seldom, Канарис is the forename as well as the last name.