Cantar Surname

229,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,766 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Cantar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cantar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines8581:117,99320,350
India7821:980,90241,665
Romania361:557,71941,269
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Moldova91:395,70828,721
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
France11:66,422,722504,397
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
England11:55,718,059489,080
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

The alternate forms: Çantar (36) are calculated separately.

Cantar (708) may also be a first name.

Cantar Last Name Facts

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

Cantar (Hindi: चंतरा) is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Çantar. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cantar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 229,425th most widely held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 4,126,583 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Cantar live; 48 percent live in Southeast Asia and 45 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 310,437th most numerous given name internationally It is held by 708 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is held by 858 people, or 1 in 117,993. In The Philippines Cantar is most numerous in: Bicol, where 27 percent are found, Calabarzon, where 15 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 14 percent are found. Excluding The Philippines Cantar is found in 23 countries. It is also found in India, where 44 percent are found and Romania, where 2 percent are found.

Cantar Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Cantar earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 51.04% less than the national average, earning $21,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.71% more than the national average, earning $52,522 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Çantar9436/
Ciantar922,177/
Chantar92696/
Cantard92121/
Cantare9271/
Ccantar924/
Scantar923/
Canntar922/
Caintar921/
Cantart920/
Cantayre8671/
Chaintar8631/
Chanthar8617/
Chantare865/
Candtare861/
Cantarre861/
Chanttar860/
Canthard860/
Cantor8333,674/
Kantar8313,902/
Santar831,320/
Qantar83657/
Jantar83242/
Contar83165/
Zantar8340/
Chanthair802/
Tchantare801/
Chantaarr801/
Chantarre801/
Cantore773,811/
Khantar771,253/
Kanthar77486/
Contart77384/
Contard77302/
Tzantar7762/
Giantar7757/
Saintar7748/
Kantare7747/
Kauntar7743/
Santhar7741/
Janthar7726/
Santtar7713/
Chantor7712/
Kantarp7712/
Santair774/
Ciantor773/
Contare773/
Santaar773/
Saantar773/
Jhantar772/
Cantour772/
Contarr772/
Cantort772/
Djantar772/
Keantar772/
Sanntar771/
Jantard771/
Kantaar771/
Kkantar771/
Cantord771/
Zantair771/
Kantard771/
Camtear770/
Kantaure71117/
Tsiantar7128/
Kanthare7122/
Khantare7122/
Jeantard7111/
Cointard7111/
Khantahr717/
Jhanttar716/
Janthart715/
Chantore714/
Kocintar713/
Khantatr713/
Santhear713/
Santahar712/
Cantorre712/
Kahantar711/
Khanttar711/
Quantear711/
Zhantare711/
Zeantear711/
Jhanthar711/
Khaantar711/
Kantahar711/
Quantard711/
Djantare711/
Contaure711/
Santhair711/
Khantaar711/
Conthart710/
Kantor6718,959/
Santor672,761/
Kontar67823/
Contor67749/
Çontar67286/
Kantár67279/
Žontar67223/
Kantarova6773/
Zontar6721/
Zamtar6715/
Jontar6713/
Qantarova6712/
Santór677/
Jantor676/
Sontar675/
Camtor675/
Kantarová674/
Kantór674/
Qontar672/
Khandtare672/
Zantor672/
Kanthahar671/
Jeanteaur671/
Khantaajr671/
Khantahar671/
Zantarova671/
Jamtar671/

Cantar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cantar in the Hindi language
चंतराcantara-

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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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  • 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 Cantar
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