Cantos Surname

17,335th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,973 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Cantos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cantos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines10,7641:9,405873
Ecuador9,4811:1,678292
Spain6,6191:7,063874
Argentina1,7561:24,3412,031
United States1,0141:357,45531,912
Brazil5171:414,07015,725
Saudi Arabia4771:64,6879,689
Peru2521:126,1277,259
France2161:307,51346,888
Uruguay2001:17,1591,944
Venezuela1311:230,5655,911
Canada911:404,89735,698
Panama701:55,8892,622
Chile571:309,0618,852
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Colombia291:1,647,38211,290
Andorra291:2,891539
Turkey291:2,683,49781,313
England211:2,653,24194,788
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Cuba141:823,0516,140
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Paraguay41:1,809,18612,346
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Cantós (6) are calculated separately.

Cantos (25) may also be a first name.

Cantos Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cantos is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Cantós. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cantos? popularity and diffusion

It is the 17,335th most widespread surname globally, borne by around 1 in 227,928 people. The surname Cantos occurs mostly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Cantos reside; 39 percent reside in South America and 33 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 25 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 10,764 people, or 1 in 9,405. In The Philippines it is most common in: Calabarzon, where 55 percent reside, Mimaropa, where 12 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 8 percent reside. Outside of The Philippines this last name is found in 59 countries. It is also common in Ecuador, where 30 percent reside and Spain, where 21 percent reside.

Cantos Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cantos has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cantos surname rose 50,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cantos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cantos surname are 29.96% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 83.19% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cantos earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 7.63% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,906 per year; in Colombia they earn 2.89% more than the national average, earning $23,359,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.86% less than the national average, earning $42,776 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.3% less than the national average, earning $45,559 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cantós946/
Cantois92193/
Chantos92107/
Csantos9225/
Casntos921/
Canto9145,963/
Chantois8643/
Cantoise863/
Chantose862/
Csantosh861/
Chantous861/
Santos834,388,558/
Ccanto834,848/
Jantos831,676/
Contos831,536/
Cainto83669/
Cantoy83333/
Cantou83252/
Cantoa83251/
Kantos83219/
Cantot83180/
Cantus83143/
Zantos8375/
Cantas8368/
Camtos8325/
Caanto8319/
Cantop8317/
Cantho8313/
Cantoi8311/
Cantoc8311/
Cantod839/
Cantuo838/
Cantto835/
Caunto834/
Cantoo833/
Hcanto831/
Qantos831/
Cantoz830/
Csanthosh805/
Santosh7724,748/
Csontos776,664/
Casinto771,933/
Contois771,587/
Caintoy771,128/
Chontos77748/
Ciontos77679/
Cauntoy77427/
Kantosh77397/
Santtos77290/
Santoss77205/
Cauntod77166/
Tsantos77163/
Santhos77135/
Jantosz77111/
Gkantos7796/
Santoos7771/
Saantos7755/
Caantoc7755/
Sanntos7754/
Dsantos7742/
Chantas7736/
Casento7728/
Zanthos7727/
Caintoc7720/
Santois7716/
Cantohe7712/
Cantoha778/
Cacinto777/
Zsantos775/
Jantosh775/
Jantoss775/
Ckantoi774/
Saintos773/
Sandtos773/
Ceintos773/
Quantos773/
Hsantos772/
Kantose772/
Jantois771/
Scontos771/
Contous771/
Sanhtos771/
Sãantos771/
Qantoos771/
Cajntoy771/
Cantuis771/
Ccantto771/
Cauntop771/
Contoes771/
Contose771/
Zantose771/
Camtois770/
Cantoux770/
Kanto739,911/
Canta737,598/
Conto732,933/
Cantó73202/
Camto7313/
Cantò736/
Cantá731/
Cantã731/
Qanto730/
Santhosh7119,588/
Kantoush71616/
Jacintos71561/
Tsiantos71338/
Chontosh71151/
Jantosch71109/
Khantous7186/
D'Santos7153/
Sanntosh7132/
Santoosh7117/
Countois7110/
Contoise718/
Giantosh717/
Sanhtosh714/
Chantase714/
Saantosh713/
Chaintas712/
Jasintos712/
Sandtosh711/
Csonntos711/
Zhantosh711/
Jacentos711/
Khantoos711/
Zzsantos711/
Qantoosh711/
Santosss711/
Santoush711/
Kontos6710,024/
Kantas671,933/
Santas671,458/
Cantaş671,433/
Kantou67727/
Cantat67677/
Cantau67577/
Contoz67418/
Jantas67325/
Cainta67295/
Jantoš67294/
Zontos67290/
Santoz67263/
Contou67209/
Kantus67176/
Kantho67152/
Qantas67148/
Contas67127/
Sontos67125/
Camtas6772/
Khanto6767/
Cantaz6766/
Contoy6761/
Contoi6761/
Cointo6755/
Cantha6741/
Contto6737/
Jontos6731/
Contosova6728/
Jantoß6726/
Quanto6725/
Camtoz6725/
Kantoo6724/
Gqanto6724/
Kantoš6721/
Santás6718/
Contus6716/
Counto6715/
Kainto6714/
Cantap6714/
Kaanto6712/
Chanthase6711/
Zantoz679/
Kantoi679/
Kantoj678/
Kaunto678/
Canteu676/
Contoh676/
Kantoz676/
Kantoh676/
Coutentos674/
Santoshsh673/
Camtoy672/
Kantuo672/
Cantad672/
Cconto672/
Kantoa672/
Kantoc671/
Saanthosh671/
Santthosh671/
Santhhosh671/
Santhoosh671/
Santhoshs671/
Sandthosh671/
Cantta671/
Camtot671/
Contox671/
Dsanthosh671/
Zantas671/
Cannta671/
Zantus671/
Jacinthos671/
Jantoś671/
Kajnto671/
Kantosova671/
Kamnto671/
Canttó671/
Cantuz671/
Cantac671/
Caunta671/
Contosová671/
Hkantoush671/
Kannto671/
Camtho671/
Cantah671/
Jacynttos671/
Hkanto671/

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