Cantin Surname

34,024th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,588 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Cantin Surname Definition:

French A territorial division or district.

Cantin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada7,6611:4,810680
France4,3531:15,2591,606
United States1,7531:206,76520,264
Spain4881:95,8037,933
Switzerland2661:30,8764,627
Chile1941:90,8073,485
Italy1471:416,03245,827
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Colombia1331:359,2046,156
Argentina1321:323,81425,647
England561:994,96549,531
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
New Zealand381:119,16614,967
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Peru141:2,270,29426,427
Ecuador131:1,223,52716,126
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
India51:153,413,076951,030
Burkina Faso51:3,670,42019,318
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

The alternate forms: Cantín (16) are calculated separately.

Cantin (151) may also be a first name.

Cantin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

French A territorial division or district.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Lower renders this name a territorial division or district (Fr). Canton is the appellation of four townships in the U.S., and is found as a U.S. surname.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Cantin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cantin is carried by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Cantín. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cantin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 34,024th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 467,510 people. The surname Cantin occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Cantin reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 42 percent reside in Gallo-North America. Cantin is also the 749,223rd most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 151 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Canada, where it is borne by 7,661 people, or 1 in 4,810. In Canada it is primarily found in: Quebec, where 86 percent live, Ontario, where 9 percent live and British Columbia, where 2 percent live. Apart from Canada this surname occurs in 46 countries. It is also found in France, where 28 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Cantin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cantin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cantin surname rose 7,304 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 933 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cantin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cantin last name are 39.8% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.03% being registered with the political party.

The amount Cantin earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 19.89% less than the national average, earning 277,260 kr per year; in Peru they earn 71.1% more than the national average, earning S/. 33,167 per year; in South Africa they earn 83.06% more than the national average, earning R 435,012 per year; in Colombia they earn 0.14% more than the national average, earning $22,733,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.74% more than the national average, earning $45,194 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.92% less than the national average, earning $43,763 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cantín9416/
Cantina921,626/
Chantin92270/
Canting92117/
Cantien9218/
Cantion921/
Canthin920/
Canttin920/
Cantn91154/
Tchantin8617/
Chantina864/
Cantting863/
Chanthin862/
Chantion861/
Cantinne860/
Scanttin860/
Santin8323,332/
Contin836,512/
Kantin83809/
Jantin83243/
Canten83178/
Cantim8330/
Cantyn8329/
Zantin8314/
Camtin831/
Qantin831/
Cantne831/
Catinting8023/
Chantinne8023/
Chaintion801/
Janting772,508/
Quantin772,319/
Giantin77490/
Zanting77363/
Canteen77329/
Kantina77317/
Saintin77176/
Jeantin77132/
Contion77129/
Contina77117/
Cointin7792/
Canteng7789/
Kantion7748/
Conttin7739/
Santhin7730/
Kantien7724/
Conting7718/
Santien7717/
Zantina7715/
Khantin7715/
Countin7711/
Kanthin7711/
Chanten7710/
Djantin777/
Jaintin775/
Zhantin774/
Janthin774/
Continn773/
Canthen772/
Cohntin771/
Scanten771/
Santijn771/
Santtin771/
Candten771/
Caunten770/
Sanntin770/
Cantuen770/
Santn732/
Contn731/
Jantn731/
Kantn731/
Zantingh71645/
Cotentin71245/
Cantenne7146/
Gkantina7125/
Khanthin7123/
Counting7117/
Cosentin719/
Kaintina713/
Chanteen712/
Khantuin711/
Chanthne711/
Cointion711/
Quanntin711/
Catenten711/
Zhanting711/
Jaunting711/
Khantien711/
Scantten710/
Seanttin710/
Santen672,007/
Kanten671,135/
Janten67541/
Zanten67516/
Contim67232/
Cottentin67143/
Kontin67113/
Santín67111/
Czetin6793/
Kantinova6771/
Jantim6756/
Conten6745/
Jontin6743/
Contín6740/
Coutentin6732/
Santén6719/
Cantem6718/
Sontin6715/
Kantén6714/
Jantén6712/
Jacentink6710/
Jamtin6710/
Comtin673/
Janthn673/
Zontin672/
Jantng672/
Kantne671/
Khantn671/
Cosenting671/
Contne671/
Zantinova671/
Zantim671/
Saintn671/
Santyn671/
Santìn671/
Cotinting671/
Contén671/
Kantyn671/

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