Cantir Surname

234,792nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,715 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Cantir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cantir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova1,6811:2,119262
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Romania61:3,346,31256,696
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Cambodia41:3,871,7869,580
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Cantir (16) may also be a first name.

Cantir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cantir is borne by more people in Moldova than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Cantir click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cantir? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 234,792nd most widely held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 4,249,298 people. Cantir is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Cantir reside; 99 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 98 percent reside in Romanian Europe. Cantir is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent first name internationally, held by 16 people.

The surname Cantir is most widely held in Moldova, where it is borne by 1,681 people, or 1 in 2,119. In Moldova Cantir is most numerous in: Căușeni District, where 31 percent live, Florești District, where 24 percent live and Ștefan Vodă District, where 11 percent live. Besides Moldova this last name is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 0 percent live and Romania, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cantier92283/
Chantir92182/
Cantire92103/
Chantire8691/
Canter839,075/
Cantre832,484/
Santir83145/
Kantir8351/
Zantir834/
Chanthair802/
Chantre777,458/
Cantere771,293/
Caunter77916/
Chanter77765/
Santier77276/
Contier77178/
Canther7735/
Cianter7710/
Kantier778/
Tsantir777/
Khantir775/
Santair774/
Cahnter773/
Kanthir773/
Contire772/
Santoir771/
Caantre771/
Kantgir771/
Quantir771/
Casnter771/
Cantetr771/
Cantreh771/
Cantter771/
Contoir771/
Zantier771/
Zantair771/
Kantior771/
Cannter770/
Cauntre770/
Canthre770/
Saintier71529/
Cantayre7171/
Seantier7119/
Zanthier7119/
Chaintre7118/
Chanther7115/
Santhier7111/
Conthier715/
Chandter713/
Chainter712/
Quantier712/
Cheanter711/
Sauntier711/
Chandtre711/
Santhair711/
Jeantire711/
Countior711/
Canterre711/
Chantere711/
Chantter710/
Kanter679,097/
Santer673,752/
Conter672,164/
Jantre67475/
Contre67377/
Zanter67317/
Tschantre67167/
Tschanter67146/
Janter6791/
Kontir6743/
Kantre6738/
Kantır6719/
Santyr6718/
Camter6710/
Sontir6710/
Santér672/
Canterova672/
Qamtir671/
Kantirova671/
Chauntter670/

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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 Cantir
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