Cantares Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Cantares Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cantares Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil931:2,301,87571,238
Ecuador751:212,0788,027
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Cantares Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cantares occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cantares? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,281,391st most widely held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 40,941,269 people. Cantares occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Cantares live; 98 percent live in South America and 52 percent live in Luso-South America.

Cantares is most numerous in Brazil, where it is carried by 93 people, or 1 in 2,301,875. In Brazil Cantares is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 49 percent are found, Goiás, where 13 percent are found and Mato Grosso do Sul, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Brazil it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Ecuador, where 42 percent are found and Peru, where 1 percent are found.

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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
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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 Cantares
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