Where Does The Last Name Cantú Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Cantú is most common in Mexico. It can also occur as: Cantu, Cantù, Cantü, Cántú or Çantu. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cantú? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 441,383^rd most frequent last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 9,403,285 people. The last name Cantú occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Cantú reside; 91 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Hispano-North America.

It is most frequently held in Mexico, where it is borne by 667 people, or 1 in 186,096. In Mexico it is most numerous in: Nuevo León, where 66 percent live, Mexico City, where 8 percent live and Coahuila, where 4 percent live. Besides Mexico it exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.