Kantyshev Surname

723,769th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 402 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Kantyshev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kantyshev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia3611:399,23338,586
Kazakhstan231:768,80449,532
Ukraine141:3,251,621182,804
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188

Kantyshev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kantyshev (Russian: Кантышев) is held by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kantyshev? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kantyshev is the 723,769th most common family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 18,128,224 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 52 percent of Kantyshev live; 48 percent live in Eastern Europe and 45 percent live in Slavic North Asia.

This surname is most frequent in Russia, where it is carried by 361 people, or 1 in 399,233. In Russia Kantyshev is primarily found in: Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 40 percent live, Republic of Ingushetia, where 24 percent live and Moscow Oblast, where 6 percent live. Not including Russia it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 6 percent live and Ukraine, where 3 percent live.

Kantyshev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kantyshev last name is primarily Orthodox (67%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Kantyshev last name are 5.61% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 52.38% registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kantysheva95885/
Kontyshev8921/
Kontysheva8427/
Kantisheva842/
Kontishev7816/
Kantiseva782/
Kantisevs781/
Kontisheva7410/
Cantisev711/
Cantiseva671/
Kantiševs671/

Kantyshev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kantyshev in the Russian language
Кантышевkantysev-

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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 Kantyshev
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