António Surname

823rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 643,108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Angola

António Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

António Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola455,9061:594
Mozambique133,4841:20418
Guinea-Bissau12,6761:13648
Portugal12,1631:857148
Brazil10,7521:19,910956
Mexico2,2591:54,9472,719
Ghana2,1471:12,5851,652
United States1,7531:206,76520,264
Italy1,4721:41,5477,479
Philippines1,4621:69,24611,873
Dominican Republic1,1631:8,971774
Spain1,0501:44,5264,233
Togo5251:13,8053,854
Canada4781:77,0838,661
United Arab Emirates4151:22,0782,531
Fiji4081:2,192344
Guatemala3731:43,1172,134
Australia3291:82,0549,517
France3191:208,22232,359
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
Malawi2881:59,4418,056
Singapore2781:19,812801
São Tomé and Príncipe2681:662117
England2591:215,12818,355
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
Hong Kong1971:37,236652
Kiribati1711:663250
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Argentina1171:365,32828,402
South Africa1111:488,08740,113
Indonesia1091:1,213,29585,606
Germany861:936,11065,790
Nicaragua841:71,6801,654
Bolivia811:131,0674,265
El Salvador761:83,4721,533
Venezuela701:431,4878,674
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Netherlands571:296,26635,624
Colombia521:918,7328,918
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
India451:17,045,897267,282
New Zealand451:100,62913,472
Peru351:908,11818,273
Antigua and Barbuda321:3,099465
Panama301:130,4094,482
Switzerland301:273,76422,252
Russia281:5,147,252226,919
Belgium261:442,17945,013
Mauritius261:49,7477,915
Qatar251:94,32010,875
Chile221:800,74917,445
Japan221:5,811,10440,882
Guam211:7,6251,143
Zimbabwe211:735,15452,165
Namibia191:126,8119,361
Malta181:23,9041,289
Oman171:216,9393,845
Madagascar161:1,478,1152,908
China151:91,154,7714,767
Greece151:738,65380,079
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Bahamas141:27,982790
Puerto Rico121:295,8452,647
Ireland111:428,08515,694
Macau111:54,694379
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Cambodia91:1,720,7946,732
East Timor91:135,103179
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
Cuba71:1,646,1028,141
Norway71:734,61250,907
South Korea71:7,320,0371,243
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Finland61:916,11741,832
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
San Marino41:8,304676
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Belize31:118,4913,439
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
Maldives31:134,7244,057
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Cape Verde21:264,8215,214
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Guyana21:381,11013,532
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Comoros11:749,524685
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Palau11:21,643223
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

The alternate forms: Antonio (513,995), Antõnio (1), Antonío (14) & Antoñio (2) are calculated separately.

António (1,637,520) may also be a first name.

António Last Name Facts

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

The last name António is found in Angola more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Antonio, Antõnio, Antonío or Antoñio. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name António? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 823rd most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,332 people. António occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of António live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 92 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 428th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 1,637,520 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Angola, where it is held by 455,906 people, or 1 in 59. Outside of Angola António is found in 155 countries. It is also found in Mozambique, where 21 percent live and Guinea-Bissau, where 2 percent live.

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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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