Antuna Surname

98,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,828 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Antuna Surname User-submission:

It is a toponymic surname, which comes directly from the given name of Latin origin Antonio (Anthony). It in turn comes from the Roman name Antonius.

This variant of this surname is much less popular than its other variant Antunes and more predominant in México and specially the Michoacán region, where there is a town named Antúnez, after its founder Gonzalo Antúnez Yáñez in the XVII century.

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Antuna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico2,4311:51,0602,620
United States1,2091:299,80127,664
Dominican Republic6621:15,7601,126
Venezuela1291:234,1405,977
Cuba1251:92,1822,885
Argentina761:562,41340,543
France761:873,983102,402
Brazil311:6,905,624162,221
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
Puerto Rico211:169,0542,039
Uruguay151:228,78417,372
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
England21:27,859,030389,889
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Antuña (3,579) are calculated separately.

Antuna (68) may also be a first name.

Antuna Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is a toponymic surname, which comes directly from the given name of Latin origin Antonio (Anthony). It in turn comes from the Roman name Antonius.

This variant of this surname is much less popular than its other variant Antunes and more predominant in México and specially the Michoacán region, where there is a town named Antúnez, after its founder Gonzalo Antúnez Yáñez in the XVII century.

This has become even more true in the last 300 years when priest began changing almost everyone's surname from Antonio to Antunes has attested by the parochial records of many towns in Portugal.

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Antuna Last Name Facts

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

The surname Antuna (Hindi: अन्तूना, Oriya: ଆୁନା) occurs more in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Antuña. Click here for other potential spellings of Antuna.

How Common Is The Last Name Antuna? popularity and diffusion

The surname Antuna is the 98,225th most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,509,434 people. The last name Antuna is mostly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Antuna are found; 68 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Hispano-North America. Antuna is also the 1,181,159th most prevalent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 68 people.

Antuna is most frequently occurring in Mexico, where it is carried by 2,431 people, or 1 in 51,060. In Mexico Antuna is most prevalent in: Durango, where 39 percent reside, Chihuahua, where 10 percent reside and Coahuila, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Mexico this surname occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent reside and The Dominican Republic, where 14 percent reside.

Antuna Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Antuna has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Antuna surname grew 17,271 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Antuna Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Antuna are 43.54% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.77% being registered with the political party.

The amount Antuna earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 6.28% less than the national average, earning $40,438 USD per year and in Canada they earn 43.53% less than the national average, earning $28,058 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Antuña943,579/
Antunha9241/
Hantuna9219/
Antunas9210/
Anthuna929/
Antunau929/
Antunea925/
Gantuna924/
Antunaz924/
Antouna924/
Antunga922/
Auntuna921/
Antunna921/
Antunah921/
Antunai921/
Antuinas866/
Antounga864/
Antunaia863/
Aenthuna863/
Antunash861/
Hantunga861/
Antounas861/
Ganthuna861/
Antona834,764/
Antuni83677/
Antune83365/
Entuna83317/
Antuno8312/
Antuny839/
Ontuna837/
Amtuna831/
Antóna831/
Antunes77358,288/
Antunez7766,271/
Antunis77467/
Antinah77242/
Antonna77200/
Antoune77192/
Antungo77190/
Antuine77103/
Anntuni7729/
Anthuni7722/
Antonea7722/
Gantuni7717/
Antinay7714/
Antonau7711/
Antouny7710/
Antuniz7710/
Hantuni779/
Antonoa778/
Antunio775/
Antinau775/
Antunod774/
Antunès774/
Entunai773/
Gontuna773/
Antouni773/
Ontunga773/
Antinea772/
Antauni772/
Anthune772/
Antonaș772/
Anthuny772/
Antunee771/
Antuniy771/
Antunno771/
Antuuni771/
Anttuni771/
Anthona771/
Antunos771/
Antuner771/
Antuini771/
Asntuni771/
Antonai771/
Antonay771/
Antaune771/
Antauny771/
Antunyo771/
Antunés771/
Antunéz771/
Antinha771/
Antunie771/
Antunuo771/
D'Antona711,004/
Antunish71297/
Anteunis7188/
Gantungo7144/
Gontouna7126/
Anthunes7124/
Antunnes7111/
Antuness718/
Anttunes717/
Ainthuni715/
Anntunes715/
Anthonay715/
Gonthuna714/
Hantouni714/
Anthonna714/
Ganthune714/
Anthunis714/
Antunees713/
Auntunes713/
Antuines713/
Aantunes713/
Antusnes712/
Antounis712/
Anthauni711/
Anthonha711/
Anthunez711/
Anthunhi711/
Hantungo711/
Anthouni711/
Anthonoa711/
Antounes711/
Amntunez711/
D'Antuno711/
Antuinez711/
Antunesz711/
Antounit711/
Antounne711/
Eantunes711/
Asntunes711/
Anthunge711/
Ontungna711/
Aanthona711/
Anthoune711/
Anthuney710/
Antony67132,085/
Antone676,125/
Antheunis67885/
Antóni67263/
Ontune6795/
Hanthonna6738/
Antóny6727/
Antonj6720/
Anthounet6715/
Antheunes6713/
Gountouna677/
Gontounah676/
Onthungna675/
Öntüna673/
Ainthauni672/
Ontona672/
Ontuno671/
D'Antouno671/
Amtuni671/
Antoný671/
Amtune671/
Antiņa671/
Antuñe671/
Antóno671/
Antoná671/
Antoungou671/
Antounuis671/

Antuna Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Antuna in the Oriya language
ଆୁନାauna-
Antuna in the Hindi language
अन्तूनाantuna66.67
अन्तुनाantuna33.33

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