Huenante Surname

375,863rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 952 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Huenante Surname User-submission:

The surname Huenante, as well as the variants Güenante and Buenante, is of Mapuche origin. It is a surname belonging to Kuga or lineage of the sun (antü), and the Cuyo (üy), name or attribute, is heaven (wenu): wenu-antü, meaning 'heaven-sun' or 'sun from heaven'.

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Huenante Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile9271:19,0041,248
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

Huenante Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Huenante, as well as the variants Güenante and Buenante, is of Mapuche origin. It is a surname belonging to Kuga or lineage of the sun (antü), and the Cuyo (üy), name or attribute, is heaven (wenu): wenu-antü, meaning 'heaven-sun' or 'sun from heaven'.

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Huenante Last Name Facts

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

The surname Huenante occurs more in Chile more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Huenante click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Huenante? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 375,863rd most widespread family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 7,654,985 people. The surname Huenante is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Huenante are found; 100 percent are found in South America and 99 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.

The last name is most common in Chile, where it is borne by 927 people, or 1 in 19,004. In Chile Huenante is most common in: Los Lagos Region, where 76 percent reside, Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 11 percent reside and Magallanes and Chilean Antarctic, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Chile Huenante exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 2 percent reside and Spain, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Huenantes948/
Hunante931/
Unante861/
Chuenanta821/
Benante80501/
Venante8098/
Hinante801/
Veinante75165/
Venantie7526/
Hounonte7515/
Veynante752/
Venantte751/
Venant7125,842/
Benant7142/
Wenant7113/
Whisnante718/
Inante717/
Unanti715/
Hounnonte714/
Uñante711/
Hounontey711/
Hounhonte711/
Benanti671,527/
Vinante671,038/
Venanti67699/
Venanth67289/
Weinant6753/
Weynant6750/
Whisennant6743/
Huhanantti6740/
Binante6739/
Winante6717/
Benanty6716/
Vegnant6711/
Aunanta676/
Innante675/
Inhente674/
Veinant674/
Vengant672/
Wuinant671/
Benaint671/
Venanty671/
Ineante671/
Wienant671/
Benandt671/
Wengant670/
Veenant670/

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