Cantebury Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guyana

Cantebury Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cantebury Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Guyana21:381,11013,532
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Cantebury Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cantebury is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Cantebury click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cantebury? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cantebury is the 3,882,373rd most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Cantebury live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Cantebury is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 17,259,949. In The United States it is most frequent in: Ohio, where 19 percent are found, Florida, where 14 percent are found and Alabama, where 10 percent are found. Aside from The United States Cantebury is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Guyana, where 8 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Cantebury Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cantebury has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cantebury surname decreased 16 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cantebury Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cantebury last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

Cantebury earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.67% less than the national average, earning $28,188 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scantebury954/
Canteburyy951/
Canteburry950/
Scanttebury905/
Cantabury891/
Cantibury890/
Seanttebury801/
Cantaburee742/
Khanthaboury678/
Santiburi671/
Kontabure562/

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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 Cantebury
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