Cantín Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Cantín Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cantín Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

The alternate forms: Cantin (15,588) are calculated separately.

Cantín Last Name Facts

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

Cantín is more commonly found in Spain than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Cantin. For other potential spellings of Cantín click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cantín? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,908,606th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Cantín occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Cantín live; 81 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 81 percent live in Iberian Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Spain, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 3,596,310. In Spain Cantín is most numerous in: Catalonia, where 46 percent live, Aragon, where 38 percent live and Madrid, where 15 percent live. Other than Spain Cantín occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 6 percent live and Bolivia, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cantin9415,588/
Cantn91154/
Canten83178/
Santín83111/
Contín8340/
Cantyn8329/
Cantne831/
Cantina771,626/
Canteen77329/
Chantin77270/
Canting77117/
Canteng7789/
Cantien7718/
Chanten7710/
Canthen772/
Scanten771/
Candten771/
Cantion771/
Canttin770/
Caunten770/
Canthin770/
Cantuen770/
Santn732/
Contn731/
Jantn731/
Kantn731/
Cantenne7146/
Tchantin7117/
Chantina714/
Cantting713/
Chanthin712/
Chanteen712/
Catenten711/
Chanthne711/
Chantion711/
Scantten710/
Cantinne710/
Scanttin710/
Santin6723,332/
Contin676,512/
Santen672,007/
Kanten671,135/
Kantin67809/
Janten67541/
Zanten67516/
Jantin67243/
Conten6745/
Cantim6730/
Chantinne6723/
Catinting6723/
Santén6719/
Cantem6718/
Kantén6714/
Zantin6714/
Jantén6712/
Janthn673/
Jantng672/
Khantn671/
Kantne671/
Contne671/
Qantin671/
Saintn671/
Santyn671/
Santìn671/
Chaintion671/
Contén671/
Kantyn671/

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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 Cantín
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