Cantaş Surname
Approximately 1,433 people bear this surname
Cantaş Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 1,334 | 1:58,337 | 5,633 |
| Northern Cyprus | 98 | 1:3,255 | 507 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
The alternate forms: Cantas (68) are calculated separately.
Cantaş (40) may also be a first name.
Cantaş Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cantaş Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cantaş occurs most in Turkey. It can appear as: Cantas. For other possible spellings of Cantaş click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cantaş? popularity and diffusion
Cantaş is the 271,821st most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 5,085,517 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Cantaş live; 83 percent live in West Asia and 83 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 1,614,485th most widespread forename globally, borne by 40 people.
The last name is most numerous in Turkey, where it is carried by 1,334 people, or 1 in 58,337. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 18 percent live, Eskisehir Province, where 14 percent live and Kirikkale Province, where 8 percent live. Besides Turkey this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 7 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cantas | 94 | 68 | / |
| Kantaş | 83 | 2,031 | / |
| Santaş | 83 | 162 | / |
| Cantaz | 83 | 66 | / |
| Cantac | 83 | 1 | / |
| Cantais | 77 | 689 | / |
| Cantaix | 77 | 35 | / |
| Cantace | 77 | 2 | / |
| Camntaj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cantos | 67 | 31,973 | / |
| Kantas | 67 | 1,933 | / |
| Santas | 67 | 1,458 | / |
| Kontaş | 67 | 1,159 | / |
| Jantas | 67 | 325 | / |
| Contac | 67 | 229 | / |
| Jantač | 67 | 165 | / |
| Qantas | 67 | 148 | / |
| Contas | 67 | 127 | / |
| Sontaş | 67 | 84 | / |
| Camtas | 67 | 72 | / |
| Kantac | 67 | 52 | / |
| Contax | 67 | 30 | / |
| Jantac | 67 | 16 | / |
| Cantoc | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kantaz | 67 | 8 | / |
| Cantós | 67 | 6 | / |
| Zantaj | 67 | 5 | / |
| Qantaj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zantac | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jantaś | 67 | 2 | / |
| Santaz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kantax | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kantaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zantas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cantoz | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Cantaş
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