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

Cantu (Hindi: चन्तू, Marathi: चंतु) occurs most in Mexico. It can appear in the variant forms: Cantú, Cantù, Cantü, Çantu or Cántú. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

It is the 4,932^nd most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 63,642 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Cantu are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Hispano-North America. It is also the 207,077^th most commonly occurring given name on earth, borne by 1,421 people.

The last name Cantu is most frequently used in Mexico, where it is borne by 54,816 people, or 1 in 2,264. In Mexico Cantu is most frequent in: Nuevo León, where 49 percent live, Tamaulipas, where 18 percent live and Guerrero, where 10 percent live. Aside from Mexico this last name exists in 65 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 47 percent live and Italy, where 3 percent live.

Cantu Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Cantu has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cantu last name expanded 12,927 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cantu Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Cantu surname are 43.13% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.36% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cantu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 55.89% more than the national average, earning €46,815 per year; in Peru they earn 18.16% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,865 per year; in United States they earn 17.85% less than the national average, earning $35,448 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.93% less than the national average, earning $43,754 CAD per year.