Cantz Surname

1,035,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Cantz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cantz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1781:2,036,286130,241
Germany481:1,677,19797,745
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States861:583,93839,464

Cantz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cantz is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cantz? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,035,555th most frequently used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 29,989,901 people. The last name Cantz is predominantly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Cantz live; 70 percent live in North America and 69 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 178 people, or 1 in 2,036,286. In The United States Cantz is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 51 percent reside, New Jersey, where 9 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 20 percent reside and Switzerland, where 4 percent reside.

Cantz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cantz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cantz last name expanded 207 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cantz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cantz surname are 11.99% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65.22% registered to vote for the political party.

Cantz earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.42% more than the national average, earning $56,274 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Canz89153/
Kantz801,447/
Contz8090/
Cants8025/
Qantz800/
Coontz731,053/
Quantz73683/
Kaintz73356/
Countz73165/
Kauntz73141/
Contze7342/
Caunts733/
Conntz732/
Caints731/
Kŕantz731/
Kaantz730/
Cannts730/
Kanstz730/
Keantz730/
Kanz674,084/
Conz671,154/
Canc6742/
Kauntze6726/
Cantsce675/
Countze671/
Quandtz670/
Keanetz670/

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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 Cantz
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