Cantis Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Argentina

Cantis Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'the Kentish,' i.e. Kentishman; compare Cornwallis, and v. Kentish and Cant.

1722. Married — Valentine Cantis and Mary Cantis: Canterbury Cath.

Cantis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
United States111:32,950,812797,015
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Cantis (83) may also be a first name.

Cantis Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'the Kentish,' i.e. Kentishman; compare Cornwallis, and v. Kentish and Cant.

1722. Married — Valentine Cantis and Mary Cantis: Canterbury Cath.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Cantis Last Name Facts

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

Cantis occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cantis? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cantis is the 2,605,694th most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Cantis are found; 60 percent are found in South America and 33 percent are found in Luso-South America. Cantis is also the 1,052,971st most frequent first name worldwide, held by 83 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 11,893,018. In Brazil it is mostly found in: São Paulo, where 89 percent are found, Bahia, where 6 percent are found and Minas Gerais, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Brazil it occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.

Cantis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cantis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cantis surname increased 220 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cantis Last Name Statistics demography

Cantis earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.93% more than the national average, earning $62,104 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cantais92689/
Cantois92193/
Chantis9287/
Ciantis927/
Canties923/
Scantis922/
Canthis921/
Cantuis921/
Cantiss920/
Canti913,496/
Chantois8643/
Cantoise863/
Chantais862/
Chantise860/
Santis8316,335/
Contis83700/
Cantes83656/
Cantie83503/
Zantis83403/
Kantis83311/
Cantio8382/
Cantti8347/
Cantic8339/
Cantiz8337/
Cantip8330/
Ccanti8313/
Cantoi8311/
Cantai8310/
Qantis837/
Canthi837/
Caunti835/
Jantis834/
Camtis831/
Candti831/
Cahnti831/
Cantii831/
Cantys830/
Chantes772,192/
Contois771,587/
Santais77350/
Countis77286/
Tsantis77213/
Khantis77169/
Saintis77141/
Gkantis77114/
Contios7796/
Cauntic7792/
Cantice7754/
Cantees7751/
Cantaix7735/
Conties7727/
Kantise7726/
Santish7717/
Santois7716/
Jeantis7714/
Santhis7713/
Santies7712/
Conttis777/
Kaantis777/
Giantis776/
Santtis776/
Scantes775/
Kantish775/
Ckantoi774/
Quantis774/
Chontis774/
Camtise773/
Conthis772/
Cauntes772/
Kantios772/
Dsantis772/
Santeis772/
Santizs771/
Caunthi771/
Jantois771/
Ckantti771/
Ciantes771/
Kanthis771/
Caintie771/
Caintio771/
Contais771/
Cantese771/
Santiss770/
Camtois770/
Cantess770/
Jantiss770/
Coontis770/
Conti73124,378/
Kanti7354,613/
Cante7317,330/
Canty7312,884/
Canta737,598/
Camti7375/
Canté7339/
Cantí734/
Cantè732/
Qanti732/
Cantá731/
Countiss71463/
Tsiantis71455/
Cassenti71384/
Chountis71233/
Chanthes7196/
Santhish7113/
D'santis7111/
Countois7110/
Contoise718/
Giantais716/
Santhies715/
Kantisch711/
Santiesh711/
Cattinti711/
Chantese711/
Chantesh711/
Kasintis711/
Santisch711/
Giantios711/
Cainetti711/
Saintais711/
Conntiss710/
Santheis710/
Santiz6761,337/
Santes6713,303/
Canter679,075/
Kanthi677,177/
Khanti673,664/
Cantey672,694/
Kontis671,645/
Kantai671,586/
Contes671,285/
Cantet671,280/
Cantea671,182/
Jantes67989/
Cantay67862/
Cantez67807/
Contti67521/
Kaanti67478/
Cantoy67333/
Cainta67295/
Cantoa67251/
Contie67227/
Contic67214/
Kantiy67180/
Caunte67166/
Kantti67157/
Kantei6775/
Canthe6774/
Kantes6767/
Contoi6761/
Kainti6753/
Kannti6751/
Gkanti6742/
Cantha6741/
Kantio6740/
Kantie6737/
Zantes6737/
Sontis6733/
Kantic6726/
Counti6724/
Zantiz6721/
Cantee6719/
Contiz6716/
Kantih6714/
Canteh6711/
Quanti6710/
Kantoi679/
Caynte679/
Cantúa677/
Canteu676/
Kantui676/
Cantec676/
Santís676/
Camtip676/
Kkanti675/
Cainte675/
Kantii674/
Camthi674/
Kaunti674/
Qhanti674/
Canthé673/
Comtis673/
Kantiz673/
Cantty672/
Kasnti672/
Keanti672/
Kanhti672/
Contio672/
Ccante672/
Contés672/
Canthy671/
Cantex671/
Cantta671/
Cantte671/
Camtti671/
Caunty671/
Chantease671/
Contih671/
Cantuy671/
Contit671/
Cannta671/
Contei671/
K'Anti671/
Camtes671/
Cantùa671/
Canted671/
Ccamti671/
Caunta671/
Kantyi671/
Contai670/
Cannte670/
Cannty670/
Qantes670/

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