Kanters Surname

130,855th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,456 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kanters Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,9131:5,797623
Canada1541:239,25722,811
Germany1301:619,27349,237
United States1251:2,899,671170,778
Australia451:599,90442,958
New Zealand291:156,14917,650
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
England41:13,929,515290,718
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
France21:33,211,361423,184
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Kanters (12) may also be a first name.

Kanters Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanters (Russian: Кантерс) occurs most in The Netherlands. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kanters.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanters? popularity and diffusion

Kanters is the 130,855th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,108,665 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Kanters are found; 89 percent are found in Western Europe and 89 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Kanters is also the 3,306,491st most widely held forename on earth, held by 12 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 2,913 people, or 1 in 5,797. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: North Brabant, where 54 percent reside, South Holland, where 17 percent reside and Limburg, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The Netherlands this last name is found in 24 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 4 percent reside and Germany, where 4 percent reside.

Kanters Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kanters has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kanters last name expanded 1,389 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kanters Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kanters last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kanters earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 4.35% less than the national average, earning $41,270 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.59% more than the national average, earning $59,915 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Canters86666/
Konters8617/
Kantors864/
Kamters861/
Kantars860/
Canthers801/
Caunters800/
Conters7115/
Cantors714/
Camters711/
Counters6746/
Camthers672/
Contoers671/
Canthors670/
Canthirs670/
Connters670/
Counterss631/
Contors572/
Contars571/
Comthers530/

Kanters Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanters in the Russian language
Кантерсkanters-

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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 Kanters
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