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) has its highest incidence in Ukraine. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kantsyr? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kantsyr is the 548,408th most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 12,500,079 people. Kantsyr is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Kantsyr reside; 96 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 90 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Kantsyr is most commonly held in Ukraine, where it is held by 428 people, or 1 in 106,361. In Ukraine it is mostly concentrated in: Lviv Oblast, where 76 percent reside, Ternopil Oblast, where 3 percent reside and Odessa Oblast, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Ukraine this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 17 percent reside and Moldova, where 6 percent reside.

Kantsyr Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Kantsyr surname are 5.61% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 52.38% being registered with the political 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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