Kantsev Surname

827,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Kantsev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kantsev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1661:868,21169,731
Kazakhstan1211:146,13614,751
Ukraine411:1,110,31099,505
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
England21:27,859,030389,889
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Kantsev Last Name Facts

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

Kantsev (Russian: Канцев) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kantsev click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kantsev? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kantsev is the 827,165th most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 21,753,868 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Kantsev live; 67 percent live in Eastern Europe and 67 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

Kantsev is most frequent in Russia, where it is held by 166 people, or 1 in 868,211. In Russia Kantsev is most frequent in: Krasnodar Krai, where 17 percent are found, Moscow Oblast, where 13 percent are found and Stavropol Krai, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Russia this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 36 percent are found and Ukraine, where 12 percent are found.

Kantsev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kantsev surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Kantsev surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kantsev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kantsev in the Russian language
Канцевkancev-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kantsev
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