Cantzen Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Cantzen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cantzen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Cantzen Last Name Facts

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

Cantzen occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cantzen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cantzen is the 4,649,889th most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Cantzen live; 78 percent live in Western Europe and 78 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 5,750,390. In Germany Cantzen is most frequent in: Brandenburg, where 79 percent live, Berlin, where 7 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 7 percent live. Not including Germany this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent live and Chile, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Canzen920/
Jantzen866,276/
Contzen86824/
Kantzen863/
Cantsen860/
Cantzan860/
Cantzon860/
Chantzin8021/
Jantzent806/
Jantzeen802/
Jauntzen800/
Conzen77873/
Canzon77408/
Zanzen77146/
Kanzen77120/
Canzan77110/
Canzin7717/
Jantzem71100/
Kontzen7174/
Kantsen7135/
Sandzen7121/
Jontzen7114/
Jantzin7110/
Kantzon714/
Jandzen713/
Khanzen713/
Canchen712/
Zainzen712/
Cannzon711/
Jantgen711/
Cantcin711/
Jantjen711/
Candsen711/
Cantsin711/
Cantcon711/
Santsen711/
Kanzien711/
Kantchen677/
Ciandzin671/
Canntsin670/

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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 Cantzen
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