Canters Surname

495,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 666 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Belgium

Canters Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Canters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3221:52,4458,992
Belgium2351:48,9227,959
Germany551:1,463,73689,144
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Canters Last Name Facts

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

The surname Canters is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Canters? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 495,560th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 10,942,261 people. Canters is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Canters are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 89 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Canters is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 322 people, or 1 in 52,445. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: North Brabant, where 40 percent reside, South Holland, where 19 percent reside and Limburg, where 14 percent reside. Excluding The Netherlands this last name is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 35 percent reside and Germany, where 8 percent reside.

Canters Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Canters has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Canters surname contracted 17 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Canters Last Name Statistics demography

Canters earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.69% more than the national average, earning $45,604 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chanters932/
Canthers931/
Caunters930/
Kanters863,456/
Santers8650/
Conters8615/
Zanters8612/
Cantors864/
Camters861/
Saunters8088/
Counters8046/
Janthers803/
Camthers802/
Contoers801/
Sconters801/
Connters800/
Canthirs800/
Canthors800/
Counterss751/
Sonters7121/
Konters7117/
Kantors714/
Contors712/
Santirs711/
Kamters711/
Contars711/
Kantars710/
Comthers670/

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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 Canters
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