Kantser Surname

476,328th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 702 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Kantser Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kantser Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine4041:112,68016,068
Russia2061:699,62659,491
Belarus491:193,89924,953
Transnistria291:16,3693,065
Moldova111:323,76125,884
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kantser Last Name Facts

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

Kantser (Russian: Канцер) is borne by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kantser? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kantser is the 476,328th most commonly held surname globally, held by around 1 in 10,381,120 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Kantser reside; 90 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 88 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Kantser is most commonly held in Ukraine, where it is carried by 404 people, or 1 in 112,680. In Ukraine it is most frequent in: Odessa Oblast, where 17 percent reside, Kirovohrad Oblast, where 15 percent reside and Cherkasy Oblast, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Ukraine this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 29 percent reside and Belarus, where 7 percent reside.

Kantser Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Orthodox (76%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kantser last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kantse9238/
Kantsyr86583/
Kantzer86194/
Kgantse8630/
Kantsir8617/
Khantse863/
Kontser862/
Kantserova82484/
Khontser8033/
Khantses8016/
Kantcher804/
Khantshe804/
Kantjere803/
Khayntse802/
Khaintse802/
Kantshie801/
Kasentse801/
Kanzer77204/
Kancer77115/
Kontse7778/
Kantsa7774/
Kamtse7768/
Kantsi7723/
Kançer7711/
Kantchere75288/
Keannetse751/
Khantsi711,133/
Koontse711,100/
Kantshi71572/
Kgantsi71423/
Kamtshe71283/
Kancher71235/
Kontses7187/
Kandzer7177/
Kancerz7174/
Kantsis7152/
Kainzer7144/
Kantche7133/
Khantsa7130/
Kauntze7126/
Kantzea7126/
Kantsha7122/
Cantsee7121/
Koncser7119/
Kaantsa7113/
Kandcer7113/
Kontzer7110/
Kantsirova716/
Quantscher716/
Kontshe716/
Kontserova716/
Kancier716/
Khanzer715/
Cantsce715/
Kanzier714/
Khandse714/
Qhantse714/
Kantsyrova712/
Kgontse712/
Kountse712/
Kanczer712/
Kaunzer712/
Contser711/
Kancsér711/
Khancer711/
Keintse711/
Kantgir711/
Quantse711/
Kanze672,523/
Khaintsa67295/
Khants'i67252/
Khantshi67197/
Kance67139/
Kgantshi6792/
Khantsis6760/
Khant'si6721/
Kantscheidt679/
Khantsys678/
Kantsuoa675/
Khamtshe674/
Khancher673/
Khantsay672/
Khanzeer672/
Kanchere671/
Kancierz671/
Kantshio671/
Kountsie671/
Khantsha671/
Kantscha670/

Kantser Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kantser in the Russian language
Канцерkancer-

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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 Kantser
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