Antuña Surname

126,868th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,579 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Antuña Surname User-submission:

The surname Antuña means 'of the possessor Antonia'. It comes from Latin antonia, meaning 'owner', or from Greek ánthos, meaning 'flower'.

Antuña Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain2,2021:21,2322,309
Argentina1,0291:41,5393,489
Dominican Republic1161:89,9394,002
Uruguay1141:30,1033,463
Mexico651:1,909,63418,382
Venezuela241:1,258,50317,711
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Bolivia51:2,123,2876,830
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

The alternate forms: Antuna (4,828) are calculated separately.

Antuña Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Antuña means 'of the possessor Antonia'. It comes from Latin antonia, meaning 'owner', or from Greek ánthos, meaning 'flower'.

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Antuña Last Name Facts

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

The surname Antuña is borne by more people in Spain than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Antuna. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Antuña? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 126,868th most common last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,036,196 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Antuña live; 62 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 62 percent live in Iberian Europe.

The last name Antuña is most widespread in Spain, where it is held by 2,202 people, or 1 in 21,232. In Spain it is most common in: Asturias, where 78 percent reside, Madrid, where 5 percent reside and Galicia, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Spain this surname is found in 17 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 29 percent reside and The Dominican Republic, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Antuna944,828/
Antunha7741/
Hantuna7719/
Antunas7710/
Antunau779/
Antunia779/
Anthuna779/
Antunea775/
Antouna774/
Antunaz774/
Gantuna774/
Antunga772/
Antunai771/
Antunna771/
Auntuna771/
Antunah771/
Antuinas716/
Antounga714/
Antounia714/
Ganthuna711/
Antounas711/
Hantunga711/
Antunash711/
Antona674,764/
Antuno6712/
Ontuna677/
Antunaiya676/
Antóna671/
Antuniaas671/
Amtuna671/

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