Cantù Surname

828,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 334 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Cantù Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cantù Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy2871:213,09030,137
Mexico251:4,965,04829,049
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
France21:33,211,361423,184
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Cantu (114,509), Cantú (775), Cantü (2), Çantu (1) & Cántú (1) are calculated separately.

Cantù Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cantù occurs more in Italy more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Cantu, Cantú, Cantü, Çantu or Cántú. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cantù? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 828,895th most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 21,819,000 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Cantù live; 89 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 89 percent live in Italic Europe.

The last name Cantù is most commonly used in Italy, where it is held by 287 people, or 1 in 213,090. In Italy it is mostly found in: Lombardy, where 84 percent are found, Emilia-Romagna, where 8 percent are found and Lazio, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Italy this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 7 percent are found and Switzerland, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cantu93114,509/
Cantú93775/
Cantü932/
Cantùa911/
Çantu871/
Cántú871/
Cantó80202/
Contù801/
Cantau73577/
Chantu73521/
Cantou73252/
Cantus73143/
Cantão7328/
Cantúa737/
Canteu736/
Cantuu733/
Canthu733/
Cantoo733/
Canttu732/
Ccantu732/
Cantoe731/
Cantuz731/
Cantud731/
Canntu731/
Cantuy731/
Canttó731/
Chantui67159/
Canteux6789/
Cantaut6766/
Chanthu6763/
Cantaux6742/
Chantou6736/
Cantaud6718/
Canthau674/
Cantuha674/
Chantoo673/
Chantau672/
Caanthu671/
Chhantu671/
Cantuis671/
Chantuy671/
Cauntau671/
Cantoux670/

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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 Cantù
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