Chanster Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
South Africa

Chanster Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an official title. Strictly the feminine of Chanter, a reciter (v. Chanter). compare Sanger and Sangster, which see.

Stephen le Chanster. Placitorum in domo capitulari Westmonasteriensi.

Wiiliametta Cantatrix.

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Chanster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Chanster Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an official title. Strictly the feminine of Chanter, a reciter (v. Chanter). compare Sanger and Sangster, which see.

Stephen le Chanster. Placitorum in domo capitulari Westmonasteriensi.

Wiiliametta Cantatrix. Rotuli Litterarum Clausarum in Turri Londinesi.

Chanster could not fail to become Chancer, in which form it is found in the last century:

1789. Married — John Tatum and Barbara Chancer: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Chanster Last Name Facts

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

Chanster (Russian: Чанстер) occurs most in Russia. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Chanster click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chanster? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chanster is the 10,311,814th most frequent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 33 percent of Chanster are found; 33 percent are found in Southern Africa and 33 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Chanster is most frequent in Russia, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 144,123,056. In Russia Chanster is most frequent in: Republic of Buryatia, where 100 percent live. Apart from Russia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Chanster Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chanster in the Russian language
Чанстерcanster-

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