Cantiga Surname

141,088th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Cantiga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cantiga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines3,0381:33,3244,960
Brazil511:4,197,536113,076
Portugal471:221,6658,706
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Cantiga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cantiga is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cantiga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cantiga is the 141,088th most widely held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,306,185 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Cantiga are found; 96 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 96 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The last name Cantiga is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is held by 3,038 people, or 1 in 33,324. In The Philippines Cantiga is most prevalent in: Eastern Visayas, where 28 percent live, National Capital Region, where 12 percent live and Calabarzon, where 11 percent live. Outside of The Philippines this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 2 percent live and Portugal, where 1 percent live.

Cantiga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cantiga has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Cantiga surname increased 2,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cantiga Last Name Statistics demography

Cantiga earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.92% less than the national average, earning $36,712 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cantigas9316/
Cantuiga931/
Cantigay931/
Contiga86944/
Cantega8629/
Cantigo868/
Santiga864/
Camtiga863/
Zantiga862/
Kantiga861/
Cantiget8060/
Cantigos807/
Chantigo804/
Chantegay751/
Santigo71579/
Contigo71151/
Contega71132/
Contige7140/
Kantega7119/
Kantuga718/
Kamtiga714/
Cantego713/
Kanthigaud713/
Kantige712/
Kantigi712/
Kauntigaud711/
Kantigo711/
Santaigo67175/
Contegat6770/
Santiego6736/
Kantigod6710/
Kantigou674/
Kantiogo672/
Santiggo672/
Joycenthiga671/
Contigos671/
Santigou671/
Keintiga671/

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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 Cantiga
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