Cantor Surname

16,482nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,674 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Cantor Surname Definition:

(Anglo-Latin or Anglo-French-Latin) Singer, Chanter. [Old English cantere, Lat-cantor; or Anglo-French c(h)aunter, c(h)antour( French chanteur), Latin cantor]

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Cantor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia10,3751:4,605705
Philippines6,7431:15,0141,656
United States6,3811:56,8036,760
Mexico4,3581:28,4821,883
Honduras1,6311:5,406507
Venezuela9821:30,7581,867
El Salvador6131:10,349691
Romania4151:48,3805,998
Brazil4031:531,20219,920
England3711:150,18314,363
Canada3431:107,42211,548
Guatemala1991:80,8172,726
Australia1361:198,49819,506
France1341:495,69269,430
Spain1011:462,89123,948
Argentina751:569,91240,958
Portugal751:138,9106,177
Ecuador571:279,0508,784
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
Denmark361:156,79813,614
Puerto Rico221:161,3702,003
Israel161:534,85239,210
Wales151:206,30213,003
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Peru101:3,178,41230,046
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
China21:683,660,78330,601
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Comoros11:749,524685
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malta11:430,2723,380
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England771:316,56320,927
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States671:749,53347,599

Cantor (282) may also be a first name.

Cantor Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-Latin or Anglo-French-Latin) Singer, Chanter. [Old English cantere, Lat-cantor; or Anglo-French c(h)aunter, c(h)antour( French chanteur), Latin cantor]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Chazan” or Singer at Synagogue Service.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English, Italian) The soloist who sang liturgical music in the synagogue; one who leads the singing in a cathedral.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Latin a singer; a precentor in a church, still so styled in cathedral churches.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Gaufridus Cantor of Normandy, 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Christian le Chaunter of England, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum). The name was translated as ‘Singer.’

The Norman People (1874)

User-submitted Reference

This last name is job-related, meaning the person who acted as "cantor" or singer in the Jewish temple (not hymns but Hebrew prayers).

- kimverska

Chazan is Hebrew for 'cantor', the person in a synagogue that sings prayers for the congregation.

- drchazan

Cantor Last Name Facts

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

Cantor (Arabic: كانتور) occurs most in Colombia. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Cantor.

How Common Is The Last Name Cantor? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cantor is the 16,482nd most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 216,415 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Cantor are found; 35 percent are found in South America and 34 percent are found in Caribbean South America. It is also the 527,582nd most common given name on earth. It is borne by 282 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Colombia, where it is borne by 10,375 people, or 1 in 4,605. In Colombia Cantor is most common in: Capital District, where 45 percent live, Cundinamarca Department, where 28 percent live and Meta Department, where 6 percent live. Outside of Colombia Cantor occurs in 62 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 19 percent live.

Cantor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cantor has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 9,524 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 482 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cantor Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cantor surname are 40.68% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.91% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cantor earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 15.99% less than the national average, earning R 199,644 per year; in Colombia they earn 25.15% more than the national average, earning $28,411,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 21.09% more than the national average, earning $52,248 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.83% more than the national average, earning $65,002 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cantore923,811/
Chantor9212/
Ciantor923/
Cantort922/
Cantour922/
Cantord921/
Cantoer921/
Chantore864/
Cantorre862/
Kantor8318,959/
Santor832,761/
Cantar831,766/
Contor83749/
Cantur8384/
Jantor836/
Camtor835/
Zantor832/
Ciantar772,177/
Dzantor771,250/
Chantar77696/
Contour77298/
Kantore77167/
Kantoor77142/
Cantard77121/
Cantare7771/
Janthor7745/
Zantour7732/
Kantour7729/
Kaintor7721/
Kanthor7716/
Chantur7712/
Canture7711/
Jantore7711/
Santoor7710/
Chantúr775/
Kantorp775/
Ccantar774/
Jantorp774/
Countor773/
Khantor773/
Scantar773/
Jantorz772/
Canntar772/
Santoir771/
Qantour771/
Seantor771/
Contore771/
Contoir771/
Caintar771/
Camthor771/
Conttor770/
Cantart770/
Canthur770/
Chanteur71739/
Zhantore71157/
Chaintar7131/
Chanthar7117/
Jantorre7114/
Santhoor7113/
Khantore7112/
Chantare715/
Saintour714/
Khantour712/
Kaintoor711/
Khantoor711/
Kanthoor711/
Kanthore711/
Candtare711/
Jhanttor711/
Kanthour711/
Cantarre711/
Countour711/
Canthard710/
Chanttar710/
Kantar6713,902/
Kántor674,867/
Kontor674,130/
Kantur671,830/
Kantorová671,581/
Santar671,320/
Qantar67657/
Zantur67299/
Kantár67279/
Jantar67242/
Contar67165/
Kantorova67112/
Contur6770/
Sontor6755/
Zantar6740/
Çantar6736/
Jontor6719/
Santór677/
Kantór674/
Kańtor672/
Chhanture671/
Tchamtore671/
Khanthour671/
Tchantare671/
Chantaarr671/
Chantarre671/

Cantor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cantor in the Arabic language
كانتورkantwr-

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Cantor Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cantor
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