Cantun Surname
Approximately 1,630 people bear this surname
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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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 1,074 | 1:115,574 | 4,021 |
| Belize | 502 | 1:708 | 149 |
| United States | 47 | 1:7,711,892 | 346,147 |
| Cuba | 4 | 1:2,880,679 | 10,064 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
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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Average Cantun Salary in
United States
$24,903 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Cantun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cantun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cantun occurs more in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Cantún, Cantùn or Cantuñ. Click here for other possible spellings of Cantun.
How Common Is The Last Name Cantun? popularity and diffusion
Cantun is the 244,412th most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,470,887 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Cantun live; 69 percent live in North America and 66 percent live in Hispano-North America.
It is most prevalent in Mexico, where it is borne by 1,074 people, or 1 in 115,574. In Mexico Cantun is primarily concentrated in: Campeche, where 70 percent live, Quintana Roo, where 14 percent live and Yucatán, where 11 percent live. Besides Mexico this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Belize, where 31 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.
Cantun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Cantun has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cantun surname rose 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cantún | 94 | 2 | / |
| Cantùn | 94 | 1 | / |
| Cantuñ | 94 | 1 | / |
| Cantune | 92 | 14 | / |
| Cantung | 92 | 13 | / |
| Chantun | 92 | 11 | / |
| Chanthun | 86 | 98 | / |
| Chantoun | 86 | 1 | / |
| Canton | 83 | 23,519 | / |
| Kantun | 83 | 11,273 | / |
| Santun | 83 | 312 | / |
| Cantón | 83 | 218 | / |
| Jantun | 83 | 60 | / |
| Cantum | 83 | 15 | / |
| Chanthaun | 80 | 101 | / |
| Chanthoun | 80 | 3 | / |
| Chaintoun | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khantun | 77 | 62,182 | / |
| Jantung | 77 | 76 | / |
| Sanhtun | 77 | 30 | / |
| Jantaun | 77 | 12 | / |
| Janntun | 77 | 11 | / |
| Canthon | 77 | 10 | / |
| Gcanton | 77 | 9 | / |
| Janthun | 77 | 6 | / |
| Saintun | 77 | 5 | / |
| Sandtun | 77 | 3 | / |
| Santoun | 77 | 2 | / |
| Cannton | 77 | 2 | / |
| Zaintun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zantoun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jaintun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gcantón | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cantton | 77 | 0 | / |
| Cantoon | 77 | 0 | / |
| Santunn | 77 | 0 | / |
| Chhanthoun | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khanntun | 71 | 4,318 | / |
| Khantuun | 71 | 48 | / |
| Khanthun | 71 | 15 | / |
| Jaintung | 71 | 11 | / |
| Janthung | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kantaung | 71 | 4 | / |
| Jantoung | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kantoune | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khantuin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khantoun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chantoon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cahnthon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Santahun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khantune | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khanttun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanton | 67 | 3,078 | / |
| Conton | 67 | 560 | / |
| Sontun | 67 | 470 | / |
| Jantum | 67 | 183 | / |
| Zanton | 67 | 94 | / |
| Kantún | 67 | 22 | / |
| Comtun | 67 | 10 | / |
| Chanthoon | 67 | 4 | / |
| Janthoung | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jamtun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kontun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Contón | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kantùn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kantuting | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cantun
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