Kántor Surname
Approximately 4,867 people bear this surname
Kántor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 4,563 | 1:2,151 | 244 |
| Slovakia | 253 | 1:21,093 | 3,386 |
| Romania | 33 | 1:608,420 | 43,703 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
The alternate forms: Kantor (18,959), Kantór (4) & Kańtor (2) are calculated separately.
Kántor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kántor Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kántor is found most in Hungary. It can be rendered as: Kantor, Kantór or Kańtor. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kántor? popularity and diffusion
It is the 97,503rd most widely held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,497,338 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kántor reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 94 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Hungary, where it is borne by 4,563 people, or 1 in 2,151. In Hungary it is most prevalent in: Budapest, where 16 percent reside, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, where 15 percent reside and Pest County, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Hungary Kántor is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 5 percent reside and Romania, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kantor | 94 | 18,959 | / |
| Kantór | 89 | 4 | / |
| Kańtor | 89 | 2 | / |
| Kontor | 83 | 4,130 | / |
| Kántorová | 80 | 243 | / |
| Kantore | 77 | 167 | / |
| Kantoor | 77 | 142 | / |
| Kontour | 77 | 93 | / |
| Kantour | 77 | 29 | / |
| Kaintor | 77 | 21 | / |
| Kanthor | 77 | 16 | / |
| Kontuor | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kantorp | 77 | 5 | / |
| Khantor | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kontore | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kosentor | 71 | 67 | / |
| Konttorp | 71 | 38 | / |
| Khantore | 71 | 12 | / |
| Khantour | 71 | 2 | / |
| Konthoor | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kosintor | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanthour | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanthore | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanthoor | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khantoor | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaintoor | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kountour | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cantor | 67 | 33,674 | / |
| Kantar | 67 | 13,902 | / |
| Kantorová | 67 | 1,581 | / |
| Kontar | 67 | 823 | / |
| Contor | 67 | 749 | / |
| Kontár | 67 | 380 | / |
| Kantár | 67 | 279 | / |
| Kontorova | 67 | 113 | / |
| Kantorova | 67 | 112 | / |
| Komtor | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kountoure | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khanthour | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kontorová | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kántor
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