Antunes Surname
Approximately 358,288 people bear this surname
Antunes 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.
Read More About This SurnameAntunes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 246,306 | 1:869 | 107 |
| Portugal | 41,045 | 1:254 | 45 |
| Angola | 27,804 | 1:971 | 166 |
| Mozambique | 26,573 | 1:1,026 | 245 |
| France | 7,016 | 1:9,467 | 880 |
| United States | 2,092 | 1:173,260 | 17,448 |
| Argentina | 1,711 | 1:24,982 | 2,097 |
| Canada | 678 | 1:54,345 | 6,472 |
| Spain | 642 | 1:72,822 | 6,410 |
| Mexico | 546 | 1:227,337 | 5,818 |
| Honduras | 487 | 1:18,104 | 811 |
| England | 464 | 1:120,082 | 12,162 |
| Cape Verde | 402 | 1:1,318 | 104 |
| Switzerland | 304 | 1:27,016 | 4,154 |
| South Africa | 268 | 1:202,156 | 21,624 |
| Cuba | 236 | 1:48,825 | 2,019 |
| Paraguay | 222 | 1:32,598 | 1,091 |
| Venezuela | 219 | 1:137,918 | 4,406 |
| Germany | 185 | 1:435,165 | 39,058 |
| Belgium | 150 | 1:76,644 | 12,128 |
| Uruguay | 136 | 1:25,234 | 2,945 |
| Luxembourg | 92 | 1:6,310 | 936 |
| Andorra | 69 | 1:1,215 | 207 |
| Australia | 53 | 1:509,353 | 38,491 |
| Netherlands | 52 | 1:324,753 | 37,631 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| Thailand | 41 | 1:1,722,886 | 219,200 |
| Peru | 41 | 1:775,223 | 17,111 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 40 | 1:4,436 | 377 |
| French Polynesia | 31 | 1:9,058 | 1,949 |
| Panama | 29 | 1:134,905 | 4,585 |
| Nicaragua | 22 | 1:273,686 | 2,870 |
| Italy | 21 | 1:2,912,223 | 98,106 |
| Denmark | 20 | 1:282,236 | 21,168 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:356,921 | 15,763 |
| Chile | 15 | 1:1,174,432 | 21,998 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:221,038 | 13,576 |
| Colombia | 13 | 1:3,674,929 | 15,922 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Ecuador | 12 | 1:1,325,487 | 16,904 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| East Timor | 9 | 1:135,103 | 179 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Japan | 7 | 1:18,263,470 | 47,869 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| El Salvador | 6 | 1:1,057,315 | 4,053 |
| Macau | 5 | 1:120,326 | 534 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 1:2,654,108 | 7,945 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Belize | 2 | 1:177,737 | 3,502 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Antunès (4), Antúnes (1), Antunés (1) & Antuñes (1) are calculated separately.
Antunes (10,562) may also be a first name.
Antunes 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.
- denisseA toponymic that comes directly from the given name of latin origin Antonio that comes from the roman name Antonius.
This variant of the surname is much less popular than its other variant "Antunes".
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.
- suebikingPortuguese patronymic of Antonio (Anthony).
- mfariacastroAntunes Demographics
Average Antunes Salary in
United States
$45,748 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Antunes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Antunes Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Antunes has its highest incidence in Brazil. It can also be rendered as: Antunès, Antúnes, Antunés or Antuñes. Click here for other possible spellings of Antunes.
How Common Is The Last Name Antunes? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,502nd most numerous surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 20,340 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Antunes live; 69 percent live in South America and 69 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 59,076th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 10,562 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is borne by 246,306 people, or 1 in 869. In Brazil Antunes is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 25 percent are found, Minas Gerais, where 14 percent are found and Paraná, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Brazil Antunes is found in 83 countries. It is also common in Portugal, where 11 percent are found and Angola, where 8 percent are found.
Antunes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Antunes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Antunes surname expanded 209,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Antunes Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Antunes last name are 44.38% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 97.61% registered with the political party.
The amount Antunes earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 21.32% less than the national average, earning 272,299 kr per year; in Peru they earn 43.39% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,973 per year; in South Africa they earn 124.27% more than the national average, earning R 532,956 per year; in Colombia they earn 29.22% less than the national average, earning $16,068,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.02% more than the national average, earning $45,748 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.07% more than the national average, earning $52,201 CAD per year.
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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
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