Cantero Surname

6,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86,105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Paraguay
Highest density in:
Paraguay

Cantero Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cantero Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Paraguay23,4391:30974
Argentina19,0471:2,244291
Spain16,0431:2,914347
Mexico8,1161:15,2941,315
Colombia7,0981:6,731876
Philippines4,2591:23,7703,137
Cuba2,8921:3,984502
United States1,4251:254,35724,122
Brazil9861:217,1148,386
Chile8631:20,4131,303
Uruguay4871:7,047776
France4261:155,92224,194
Venezuela2871:105,2413,783
Micronesia1511:704173
Costa Rica951:50,3171,144
Peru711:447,66413,485
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Ecuador541:294,5538,948
Honduras511:172,8712,098
Nicaragua411:146,8562,200
England361:1,547,72466,012
Belgium261:442,17945,013
Italy231:2,658,98696,069
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Puerto Rico121:295,8452,647
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Norway91:571,36544,190
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Panama61:652,04310,051
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Cantero (27) may also be a first name.

Cantero Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cantero occurs in Paraguay more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cantero? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cantero is the 6,560th most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 84,636 people. Cantero occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Cantero live; 61 percent live in South America and 27 percent live in Paraguayan South America. Cantero is also the 2,036,353rd most common first name in the world. It is borne by 27 people.

The last name Cantero is most widely held in Paraguay, where it is carried by 23,439 people, or 1 in 309. In Paraguay Cantero is most numerous in: Central Department, where 35 percent reside, Alto Paraná Department, where 13 percent reside and Caaguazú Department, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Paraguay Cantero occurs in 54 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 22 percent reside and Spain, where 19 percent reside.

Cantero Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cantero has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 35,625 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cantero Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Cantero are 4.58% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.81% registered with the party.

The amount Cantero earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 64.17% more than the national average, earning 568,175 kr per year; in Peru they earn 11.53% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,150 per year; in Colombia they earn 27.47% less than the national average, earning $16,465,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.24% less than the national average, earning $38,730 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.78% less than the national average, earning $37,868 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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