Cancer Surname

281,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,368 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Spain

Cancer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cancer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia5021:263,44523,866
Spain3941:118,6609,290
Philippines2861:353,98047,460
Argentina841:508,85037,434
Turkey451:1,729,36563,766
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
France81:8,302,840321,660
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Čančer (78) are calculated separately.

Cancer (154) may also be a first name.

Cancer Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cancer Come From? nationality or country of origin

Cancer (Arabic: كنسر) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Čančer. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cancer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 281,955th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,327,153 people. The last name Cancer occurs mostly in Asia, where 61 percent of Cancer are found; 58 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 37 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 740,891st most frequently occurring forename world-wide, borne by 154 people.

This last name is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 502 people, or 1 in 263,445. In Indonesia it is most common in: West Java, where 66 percent live, Jakarta, where 7 percent live and South Sumatra, where 7 percent live. Excluding Indonesia this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 29 percent live and The Philippines, where 21 percent live.

Cancer Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Cancer earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 12.05% less than the national average, earning R 208,992 per year and in Canada they earn 59.52% less than the national average, earning $20,113 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chancer92117/
Cancere9212/
Cancher925/
Cancier924/
Caincer921/
Cance911,206/
Čančer8978/
Chancher8628/
Canchere8621/
Chancier862/
Chancejr861/
Chanczer861/
Canche8344,889/
Caunce831,059/
Concer83367/
Canser83335/
Cancea83334/
Cances83263/
Canger83227/
Cancre83217/
Canker83164/
Kancer83115/
Ceance83112/
Ccance8338/
Jancer8321/
Canzer8310/
Cancet837/
Canceu833/
Cancej833/
Cancei832/
Canjer832/
Cancey831/
Cahnce831/
Cancir831/
Canţer831/
Cannce830/
Zancer830/
Chanchere8023/
Channcher809/
Cancierre802/
Canches77262/
Kancher77235/
Cansier77146/
Chanzer77131/
Changer7797/
Concher7796/
Kancerz7774/
Concert7766/
Cangert7753/
Choncer7749/
Canchez7733/
Cangker7730/
Chanser7728/
Camcier7716/
Kandcer7713/
Jancert7710/
Kancier776/
Cansert776/
Jancher775/
Cantsce775/
Canncey774/
Ccanche774/
Cangere773/
Councer772/
Caanche772/
Cangier772/
Kanczer772/
Ceancee771/
Coincer771/
Concerd771/
Cansere771/
Jancerz771/
Khancer771/
Kancere771/
Sancear771/
Camnche771/
Camcher771/
Canjeer771/
Ccanger771/
Chanjer771/
Quancer770/
Cainger770/
Canchey770/
Concier770/
Cauncey770/
Cange736,319/
Conce731,492/
Canci731,166/
Canje73187/
Kance73139/
Cancy73131/
Canse73109/
Canze7363/
Cancé7326/
Camce732/
Canşe730/
Casinger71139/
Cahanker71118/
Cansızer7162/
Chanseer7119/
Chanchir717/
Chandzer717/
Chanzeer716/
Kantcher714/
Catincea714/
Khancher713/
Cansiere713/
Chanserh713/
Canchett712/
Changere711/
Cheancey711/
Zanchert711/
Kancierz711/
Kanchere711/
Candzier711/
Janchert711/
Chainser711/
Chansere711/
Jancherd711/
Concheer710/
Concsher710/
Cansiert710/
Contcher710/
Conscier710/
Sanscher710/
Conger679,603/
Cangir673,523/
Zanger672,694/
Canchi672,403/
Conche671,956/
Coonce671,633/
Janser671,552/
Janzer671,312/
Counce671,251/
Canciy671,078/
Quance67789/
Conser67620/
Kanger67612/
Janger67504/
Conker67475/
Coince67427/
Kancir67312/
Cansse67295/
Kantchere67288/
Kanjer67268/
Kanzer67204/
Kanser67202/
Cangea67176/
Conces67164/
Cancay67143/
Canges67106/
Kancír67104/
Concet6792/
Cangey6780/
Cassinger6775/
Kanker6771/
Canché6768/
Koncer6767/
Canchy6759/
Concep6744/
Sanser6741/
Concea6741/
Kancyr6738/
Canses6738/
Canţîr6736/
Camche6732/
Cangie6726/
Canseç6726/
Sanzer6722/
Canjea6721/
Kancey6719/
Conced6719/
Concei6716/
Cancis6716/
Conceh6713/
Canzee6713/
Zanzer6711/
Kançer6711/
Zanser679/
Cancit679/
Concey678/
Cansey678/
Caysinger677/
Kancerova677/
Cansee676/
Cangej676/
Canget676/
Kanceh675/
Connce675/
Ccanquere675/
Caunge675/
Canshe675/
Janjer674/
Joncer674/
Cancui674/
Camker673/
Concre673/
Cankir673/
Cansed673/
Ccanje673/
Chanchire672/
Conqer672/
Soncer672/
Concir672/
Qancea672/
Ccange672/
Canchè672/
Canţăr672/
Consce672/
Khance671/
Kancee671/
Kancej671/
Casnze671/
Cancirova671/
Candge671/
Cainje671/
Jancir671/
Conjer671/
Conxer671/
Conzer671/
Canzes671/
Kancre671/
Zanjer671/
Sáncer671/
Caanci671/
Cancid671/
Camcir671/
Canjes671/
Canset671/
Cansie671/
Cansir671/
Cangee671/
Comcer671/
Concez671/
Cauncy670/
Keance670/
Camger670/
Canncy670/
Cassenger670/
Camcey670/
Kanschert670/
Kaunce670/
Canzey670/

Cancer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cancer in the Arabic language
كنسرknsr-

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