Kantsur Surname

516,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 631 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Kantsur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kantsur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine2731:166,75023,026
Russia1901:758,54263,193
Transnistria1241:3,828657
Uzbekistan381:813,92516,450
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kantsur Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kantsur (Russian: Канцур) is more frequently found in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kantsur? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 516,587th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,549,201 people. The surname Kantsur is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Kantsur are found; 87 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 81 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Ukraine, where it is held by 273 people, or 1 in 166,750. In Ukraine Kantsur is most frequent in: Odessa Oblast, where 43 percent reside, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 15 percent reside and Mykolaiv Oblast, where 10 percent reside. Not including Ukraine this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 30 percent reside and Transnistria, where 20 percent reside.

Kantsur Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (71%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Kantsur last name are 39.9% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 86.67% registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kontsur86856/
Kancsur869/
Kantsurova82278/
Khantsor801/
Kancur7796/
Kanzur771/
Kandschur7516/
Kanchur7121/
Kontsurova7121/
Khanzur711/
Kanczur711/
Kanciur711/
Koncsur711/
Khontsor674/
Kanchure672/
Khanchour633/
Kancurova631/
Koncur62278/
Canţur6253/
Cancur6232/
Kancor629/
Konzur622/
Canzur621/
Contthsure591/
Koncsurová591/
Kandzor5713/
Konzhur5711/
Konchur579/
Konczur577/
Kanczor576/
Koncsor575/
Khancor573/
Kandzhurova5610/
Konchure531/

Kantsur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kantsur in the Russian language
Канцурkancur-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kantsur
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