Kanter Surname

55,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,097 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Kanter Surname Definition:

(German) The soloist who sang liturgical music in the synagogue.

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Kanter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,2521:85,2449,641
Germany1,2391:64,9768,328
Indonesia1,0391:127,28512,796
Turkey4981:156,26812,218
Mexico3521:352,6317,399
Israel2821:30,3464,321
Russia2521:571,91751,083
Estonia2491:5,308561
Netherlands1261:134,02520,684
England1101:506,52832,143
South Africa831:652,74348,091
Canada831:443,92338,562
Argentina821:521,26138,206
France741:897,604104,173
Sweden641:153,85610,752
Ukraine451:1,011,61593,730
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
India281:27,395,192354,286
Liberia261:169,55911,793
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Belarus141:678,64756,781
Norway131:395,56035,657
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Hungary131:755,09840,181
Kazakhstan121:1,473,54175,349
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Finland101:549,67032,186
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Malta11:430,2723,380
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States681:738,51047,095

Kanter (130) may also be a first name.

Kanter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) The soloist who sang liturgical music in the synagogue.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

This last name is job-related, meaning the person who acted as "cantor" or singer in the Jewish temple (not hymns but Hebrew prayers).

- kimverska

Kanter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanter (Bengali: কান্তর, Georgian: კანტერ, Russian: Кантер) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanter? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 55,799th most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 801,093 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 44 percent of Kanter reside; 43 percent reside in North America and 39 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 814,623rd most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 130 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 4,252 people, or 1 in 85,244. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 14 percent are found, Illinois, where 11 percent are found and Florida, where 9 percent are found. Outside of The United States Kanter exists in 52 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 14 percent are found and Indonesia, where 11 percent are found.

Kanter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kanter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kanter last name grew 6,253 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kanter Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Kanter surname are 41.18% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.41% registered with the party.

The amount Kanter earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.68% more than the national average, earning 431,477 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 10.82% less than the national average, earning R 211,920 per year; in United States they earn 32.24% more than the national average, earning $57,059 USD per year and in Canada they earn 53.33% more than the national average, earning $76,180 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanther92451/
Khanter92441/
Kantere92185/
Kantert9254/
Kantier928/
Kasnter922/
Kaunter922/
Kanterz921/
Kandter920/
Kantter920/
Kasenter8624/
Khanther862/
Khantere862/
Khannter862/
Khanteur861/
Canter839,075/
Konter831,642/
Kantir8351/
Kantre8338/
Kantır8319/
Kanterova80276/
Kasintere801/
Khantherr801/
Katentere801/
Cantere771,293/
Caunter77916/
Cantier77283/
Khenter77106/
Kounter77104/
Konther77100/
Koonter7767/
Canther7735/
Khantre7711/
Kontier777/
Khantir775/
Kanthir773/
Kontere773/
Cahnter773/
Kointer772/
Kosnter772/
Quanter772/
Keynter771/
Kantgir771/
Casnter771/
Cantetr771/
Cantter771/
Kamther771/
Kantior771/
Cannter770/
Keinter770/
Keunter770/
Khenteur71102/
Quantier712/
Kountere711/
Canterre711/
Cheanter711/
Quantear711/
Kahantre711/
Quainter710/
Cantre672,484/
Conter672,164/
Cantir671,715/
Kontér67134/
Kantyrova6747/
Kontir6743/
Konterova6735/
Kontír6718/
Kontre6716/
Camter6710/
Konterová675/
Kontyr672/
Canterova672/
Kantirova671/
Khantaajr671/

Kanter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanter in the Georgian language
კანტერkanter-
Kanter in the Bengali language
কান্তরkantara-
Kanter in the Russian language
Кантерkanter-

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