Cantun Surname

244,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,630 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Belize

Cantun Surname User-submission:

The Cantun surnamemeans 'yellow stone', 'snake stone', and 'precious stone' in many Mayan languages. Can means 'snake', 'yellow', 'precious' and tun means 'stone'.

The modern Maya people speak these languages today in southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras.

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Cantun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico1,0741:115,5744,021
Belize5021:708149
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

The alternate forms: Cantún (2), Cantùn (1) & Cantuñ (1) are calculated separately.

Cantun Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Cantun surnamemeans 'yellow stone', 'snake stone', and 'precious stone' in many Mayan languages. Can means 'snake', 'yellow', 'precious' and tun means 'stone'.

The modern Maya people speak these languages today in southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras.

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Cantun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cantun is carried by more people in Mexico than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Cantún, Cantùn or Cantuñ. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cantun? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 244,412th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 4,470,887 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Cantun reside; 69 percent reside in North America and 66 percent reside in Hispano-North America.

The surname Cantun is most common in Mexico, where it is held by 1,074 people, or 1 in 115,574. In Mexico Cantun is primarily concentrated in: Campeche, where 70 percent are found, Quintana Roo, where 14 percent are found and Yucatán, where 11 percent are found. Other than Mexico it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Belize, where 31 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Cantun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cantun has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cantun surname increased 294 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cantun Last Name Statistics demography

Cantun earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 42.29% less than the national average, earning $24,903 USD per year.

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Cantuñ941/
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Chantun9211/
Chanthun8698/
Chantoun861/
Canton8323,519/
Kantun8311,273/
Santun83312/
Cantón83218/
Jantun8360/
Cantum8315/
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Chanthoun803/
Chaintoun801/
Khantun7762,182/
Jantung7776/
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Janntun7711/
Canthon7710/
Gcanton779/
Janthun776/
Saintun775/
Sandtun773/
Santoun772/
Cannton772/
Zaintun771/
Zantoun771/
Jaintun771/
Gcantón771/
Cantton770/
Cantoon770/
Santunn770/
Chhanthoun751/
Khanntun714,318/
Khantuun7148/
Khanthun7115/
Jaintung7111/
Janthung716/
Kantaung714/
Jantoung712/
Kantoune712/
Khantuin711/
Khantoun711/
Chantoon711/
Cahnthon711/
Santahun711/
Khantune711/
Khanttun711/
Kanton673,078/
Conton67560/
Sontun67470/
Jantum67183/
Zanton6794/
Kantún6722/
Comtun6710/
Chanthoon674/
Janthoung674/
Jamtun672/
Kontun671/
Contón671/
Kantùn671/
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