Kantsyr Surname

548,408th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 583 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Kantsyr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kantsyr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine4281:106,36115,201
Russia1021:1,412,97198,464
Moldova341:104,74612,442
Transnistria141:33,9075,291
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

Kantsyr Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kantsyr (Russian: Канцыр) occurs in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kantsyr.

How Common Is The Last Name Kantsyr? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 548,408th most numerous last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 12,500,079 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Kantsyr reside; 96 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 90 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

It is most numerous in Ukraine, where it is borne by 428 people, or 1 in 106,361. In Ukraine it is primarily concentrated in: Lviv Oblast, where 76 percent are found, Ternopil Oblast, where 3 percent are found and Odessa Oblast, where 3 percent are found. Beside Ukraine this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 17 percent are found and Moldova, where 6 percent are found.

Kantsyr Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kantsyr last name is primarily Orthodox (92%) in Russia.

In The United States Kantsyr are 5.61% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 52.38% being registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kantser86702/
Kantsir8617/
Kantsyrova822/
Kancyr7738/
Kantserova71484/
Kantzer71194/
Kantsirova716/
Kontser712/
Kancsér711/
Khontser6733/
Kantcher674/

Kantsyr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kantsyr in the Russian language
Канцырkancyr-

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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 Kantsyr
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