Cantemir Surname

331,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Cantemir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cantemir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania5891:34,0884,347
Moldova2581:13,8042,370
Turkey2061:377,77423,339
Spain221:2,125,09354,547
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Cantemir (51) may also be a first name.

Cantemir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cantemir is found in Romania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cantemir? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 331,780th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 6,535,916 people. The surname Cantemir occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Cantemir live; 77 percent live in Eastern Europe and 76 percent live in Romanian Europe. Cantemir is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 51 people.

Cantemir is most frequently used in Romania, where it is carried by 589 people, or 1 in 34,088. In Romania it is mostly concentrated in: Iași County, where 58 percent are found, Tulcea County, where 10 percent are found and Bucharest Municipality, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Romania Cantemir exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 23 percent are found and Turkey, where 18 percent are found.

Cantemir Last Name Statistics demography

Cantemir 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
Kantemir881,139/
Cantimir8852/
Jantemir8814/
Cantemirova845/
Zhantemir8253/
Khantemir824/
Santemier820/
Dzhantemir783/
Kantemyr75577/
Kantymir7584/
Cantimer7550/
Jantimir7523/
Kantimir759/
Kontemir757/
Kantemirova741,219/
Zantemirova7410/
Zhantemirova70300/
Khantemirova70102/
Dzhantemyr6717/

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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 Cantemir
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