Cantiru Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Cantiru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moldova | 46 | 1:77,421 | 10,022 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Cantiru (20) may also be a first name.
Cantiru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cantiru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cantiru occurs most in Moldova. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Cantiru? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,808,717th most commonly used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Cantiru reside; 96 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 96 percent reside in Romanian Europe. It is also the 2,446,817th most widely held first name on earth, held by 20 people.
Cantiru is most frequently occurring in Moldova, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 77,421. In Moldova it is most numerous in: Ungheni District, where 78 percent are found, Călărași District, where 13 percent are found and Bălți Municipality, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Moldova this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 2 percent are found and Greece, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canturu | 86 | 222 | / |
| Kantirou | 80 | 23 | / |
| Jantirut | 80 | 10 | / |
| Cantérus | 80 | 8 | / |
| Ccanturu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Canterus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Canterau | 80 | 0 | / |
| Chanterau | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kanturu | 71 | 50 | / |
| Kanteru | 71 | 23 | / |
| Zontirou | 67 | 46 | / |
| Kanthuru | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kanterud | 67 | 4 | / |
| Conterau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanterau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jantheru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cantreoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kantheru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanterou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Konturu | 57 | 11 | / |
| Konteru | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kamteru | 57 | 1 | / |
| Konterud | 53 | 33 | / |
| Konthuru | 53 | 8 | / |
| Kounturu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kontheru | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Cantiru
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