Cantador Surname

259,194th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,517 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Cantador Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cantador Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain9901:47,2244,460
Brazil2631:813,97129,498
Mexico1381:899,46512,385
Portugal751:138,9106,177
Argentina431:994,03362,207
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Cantador Last Name Facts

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

Cantador is most common in Spain. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Cantador click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cantador? popularity and diffusion

It is the 259,194th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 4,803,920 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Cantador reside; 70 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 70 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Spain, where it is carried by 990 people, or 1 in 47,224. In Spain it is primarily concentrated in: Andalusia, where 42 percent are found, Madrid, where 23 percent are found and Catalonia, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Spain this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 17 percent are found and Mexico, where 9 percent are found.

Cantador Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cantador has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cantador surname grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cantadore94146/
Contador885,808/
Santador881/
Cantodor881/
Contadore8210/
Jantadar751/
Kantadhar714/
Kantadare711/
Janthadar711/
Khantadar711/
Konthadhar5610/

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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 Cantador
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