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 more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Cantua.

How Common Is The Last Name Cantua? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cantua is the 504,389th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 11,194,387 people. The last name Cantua occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Cantua are found; 68 percent are found in North America and 65 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Cantua is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 420 people, or 1 in 862,997. In The United States Cantua is mostly found in: Nevada, where 48 percent live, California, where 21 percent live and Arizona, where 17 percent live. Besides The United States this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 29 percent live and Mexico, where 3 percent live.

Cantua Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cantua has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cantua surname expanded 875 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cantua Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cantua surname are 31.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 84.62% registered to vote for the 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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