Cantua Surname

504,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 651 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Philippines

Cantua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cantua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4201:862,99765,593
Philippines1921:527,28260,578
Mexico201:6,206,31032,158
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Cantua Last Name Facts

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

Cantua is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cantua? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cantua is the 504,389th most widespread surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 11,194,387 people. The surname Cantua occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Cantua live; 68 percent live in North America and 65 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 420 people, or 1 in 862,997. In The United States Cantua is most prevalent in: Nevada, where 48 percent are found, California, where 21 percent are found and Arizona, where 17 percent are found. Aside from The United States Cantua is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 29 percent are found and Mexico, where 3 percent are found.

Cantua Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cantua has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 875 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cantua Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cantua surname are 31.39% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 84.62% being registered to vote for the political party.

Cantua earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.71% less than the national average, earning $35,507 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cantuha924/
Canthua922/
Cantuay921/
Cantuhas8621/
Zantua833,303/
Candua8332/
Kantua8329/
Cantuo838/
Contua832/
Camtua832/
Chandua77291/
Cantway77134/
Kanthua77112/
Khantua7722/
Ciandua776/
Canduay771/
Canduas771/
Kantdua771/
Kaintuah7118/
Canduhau711/
Contuash711/
Catendua711/
Khanthua711/
Kandua67228/
Condua67114/
Kantwa679/
Zandua678/
Kontua672/
Kantuo672/
Candva671/
Dschantuo671/
Contwa671/
Kamtua671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cantua
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