Canteen Surname

837,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Canteen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Canteen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2981:1,216,30586,337
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England31:18,572,686338,250
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Canteen (12) may also be a first name.

Canteen Last Name Facts

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

Canteen (Arabic: الكنتين) is found most frequently in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Canteen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Canteen is the 837,371st most frequently used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 22,150,595 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Canteen are found; 91 percent are found in North America and 91 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Canteen is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 12 people.

Canteen is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 298 people, or 1 in 1,216,305. In The United States Canteen is most prevalent in: South Carolina, where 33 percent reside, New York, where 19 percent reside and Georgia, where 11 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 2 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Canteen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Canteen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 876 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Canteen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Canteen last name are 37.68% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 90.91% registered with the party.

Canteen earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.59% less than the national average, earning $34,264 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chanteen932/
Canten92178/
Canteng8689/
Kanteen8644/
Conteen8621/
Cantien8618/
Chanten8610/
Cantein869/
Canthen862/
Candten861/
Scanten861/
Cantuen860/
Caunten860/
Cantn83154/
Cantenne8046/
Canteyan803/
Cantejan801/
Catenten801/
Scantten800/
Cantin7715,588/
Santen772,007/
Kanten771,135/
Janten77541/
Zanten77516/
Conten7745/
Cantyn7729/
Cantem7718/
Cantín7716/
Cantne771/
Cantejane753/
Kantajeen753/
Content712,148/
Cantina711,626/
Quanten71290/
Sainten71282/
Chantin71270/
Sandten71187/
Kantoen71120/
Canting71117/
Janteng71113/
Kantien7124/
Santien7117/
Kanthen7114/
Contein7114/
Santenn719/
Kantean717/
Jainten717/
Cantain713/
Contean712/
Djanten712/
Saanten711/
Kainten711/
Conteng711/
Sonteen711/
Janthen711/
Contenc711/
Cantion711/
Qaunten710/
Canthin710/
Camtten710/
Counten710/
Canttin710/
Sconten710/
Contend710/
Cantajan6762/
Djanteng6761/
Tchantin6717/
Cantoyan679/
Kanteang676/
Chantina674/
Khahnten674/
Cantting673/
Chanthin672/
Kamntein672/
Kantajen672/
Khanteng672/
Santn672/
Kauntean671/
Kantenne671/
Cantoine671/
Chanthne671/
Chantion671/
Scounten671/
Contn671/
Khantien671/
Conteang671/
Quanteng671/
Jantn671/
Kantn671/
Scanttin670/
Cantinne670/
Cantayne670/

Canteen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Canteen in the Arabic language
الكنتينalkntyn-
كانتينkantyn-

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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 Canteen
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