Cantado Surname

730,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 397 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Cantado Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cantado Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines3921:258,26138,308
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Cantado Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cantado occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cantado? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cantado is the 730,373rd most frequently held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 18,356,539 people. The last name Cantado is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Cantado are found; 98 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 98 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

This last name is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 392 people, or 1 in 258,261. In The Philippines Cantado is most numerous in: Central Luzon, where 20 percent reside, Western Visayas, where 19 percent reside and Ilocos, where 13 percent reside. Outside of The Philippines this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Peru, where 0 percent reside and Qatar, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chantado931/
Chanthado884/
Contado862,957/
Cantada86865/
Cantedo864/
Santado861/
Chantada80578/
Cantadas801/
Canthedo801/
Chanthada752,162/
Kantaidou754/
Chantadha751/
Chhantada751/
Contada71113/
Kantada7190/
Santada7155/
Jantada719/
Jontado718/
Santodo717/
Comtado711/
Zantodo711/
Contedo711/
Camtada711/
Kanthada6710/
Contadas673/
Chontada671/
Kantadat671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cantado
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