Family name Chanter (Chante 
, Chant 
, Cantor 
) , across the world, is a common last name. The cognomen Chanter is habitual in Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Colombia, where it is quite a common surname, Honduras, and El Salvador, where it is quite a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Colombia, Philippines, and the United States. Very seldom, Chanter is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Chante | Philippines, Mexico, Australia, United States, United Kingdom |
| Chant | Myanmar, Mexico, Australia, United States, United Kingdom |
| Cantor | Philippines, Colombia, Mexico, United States, United Kingdom |
| Chanter | Canada, France, Australia, United States, United Kingdom |
| john the chanter Bishop of Exeter (b. 1150) |
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john chanter Australian politician (1845-1931), AU (b. 1845) |
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| thomas barnard chanter (1796-1874) (b. 1796) |
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| charlotte chanter British author (1828–1882), GB (b. 1828) |
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| thomas scott chanter (1832-1903) (b. 1832) |
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| john frederick chanter British priest, historian, and archaeologist (1853-1939), GB (b. 1853) |
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| gratiana chanter British novelist (b. 1857) |
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| john courtenay chanter Australian politician (1881-1962), AU (b. 1881) |
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| fred chanter Australian rules footballer, AU (b. 1892) |
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| phyllis josephine chanter (b. 1906) |
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| vic chanter Australian rules footballer (b. 1921) |
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| arthur chanter Australian composer, conductor, music teacher, choir master and musician, AU (b. 1950) |
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| doreen chanter British singer, GB (b. 1953) |
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| irene chanter British singer, GB (b. 1953) |
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| tina chanter (b. 1960) |
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