Antunez Surname
Approximately 66,271 people bear this surname
Antunez 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 SurnameAntunez Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honduras | 15,108 | 1:584 | 141 |
| Mexico | 13,212 | 1:9,395 | 984 |
| Argentina | 10,690 | 1:3,998 | 471 |
| Spain | 6,306 | 1:7,414 | 911 |
| Venezuela | 4,551 | 1:6,637 | 754 |
| Uruguay | 3,830 | 1:896 | 93 |
| United States | 3,464 | 1:104,636 | 11,510 |
| Peru | 2,392 | 1:13,288 | 1,751 |
| Paraguay | 2,031 | 1:3,563 | 367 |
| Cuba | 1,416 | 1:8,138 | 770 |
| Chile | 1,142 | 1:15,426 | 1,109 |
| Panama | 616 | 1:6,351 | 689 |
| Brazil | 406 | 1:527,277 | 19,769 |
| Bolivia | 302 | 1:35,154 | 2,227 |
| France | 230 | 1:288,794 | 44,266 |
| Colombia | 153 | 1:312,249 | 5,838 |
| Ecuador | 98 | 1:162,305 | 7,282 |
| Nicaragua | 75 | 1:80,281 | 1,724 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Belize | 21 | 1:16,927 | 1,658 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| Costa Rica | 17 | 1:281,181 | 3,072 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| Philippines | 16 | 1:6,327,389 | 184,366 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Puerto Rico | 11 | 1:322,740 | 2,767 |
| Iceland | 9 | 1:42,232 | 2,922 |
| Guatemala | 7 | 1:2,297,524 | 6,613 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
The alternate forms: Antúnez (307), Antuñez (84), Antùnez (4) & Antunéz (1) are calculated separately.
Antunez (43) may also be a first name.
Antunez 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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Average Male Antunez Height
172.03 cm
Average Female Antunez Height
161 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Antunez Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Antunez Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Antunez has its highest incidence in Honduras. It may appear as a variant: Antúnez, Antuñez, Antùnez or Antunéz. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Antunez? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,593rd most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 109,966 people. The last name Antunez occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Antunez reside; 39 percent reside in South America and 24 percent reside in Hispano-Central America. Antunez is also the 1,545,828th most frequently held given name globally, held by 43 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Honduras, where it is borne by 15,108 people, or 1 in 584. In Honduras it is most prevalent in: Olancho Department, where 44 percent reside, Yoro Department, where 12 percent reside and Cortés Department, where 12 percent reside. Not including Honduras Antunez is found in 51 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 20 percent reside and Argentina, where 16 percent reside.
Antunez Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Antunez last name are 41.85% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.08% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Antunez earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 9.02% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,636 per year; in Colombia they earn 23.83% less than the national average, earning $17,292,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 19.12% less than the national average, earning $34,899 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.39% less than the national average, earning $47,006 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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