Canta is used as a family name or surname in Peru. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Canta
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Peru
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Canta

How popular is Canta?

Canta is common in Peru.

Canta is ranked 43720 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Cantas plummeted by 4.035874 per cent to 214 since 2000 and slipped by 7587 spots and ranked at 86981. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 43.93 25.56
Hispanic or Latino 30.84 44.39
White 22.43 26.46
Canta is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Philippines which signifies that it is originated from Philippines. Around 11071 people have been found who wears Canta as their family name. Canta is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
28,661 Serbia8
275,830 Ukraine8
5,340 Iceland6
11,290 Guyana3
90,215 Germany3
10,686 Costa Rica3
21,529 Singapore2
8,995 Uganda2
19,046 Ireland2
4,413 Democratic Republic of The Congo2
81,201 Switzerland1
49,101 Denmark1
24,771 Colombia1
174,544 Czech Republic1
7,314 Bolivia1
30,360 Thailand1
12,741 Ecuador1
7,847 Albania1
42,479 Greece1
29,046 Japan1
17,575 Kuwait1
29,774 Venezuela1
19,533 Uruguay1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
40,340 Malaysia1
107,212 South Africa1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
75,927 England43
6,551 Qatar39
37,591 Belgium37
18,843 Chile36
220,163 Indonesia29
93,878 Canada28
11,444 Portugal28
37,982 United Arab Emirates23
353,279 Russia19
100,009 Australia15
536,142 India13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
39,248 Netherlands53
Countries with hundreds of Canta:
3,961 Romania605
14,020 Argentina388
38,971 France257
102,747 United States218
52,914 Brazil191
20,320 Spain146
23,602 Mexico131
Countries with thousands of Canta:
2,688 Philippines4,576
4,998 Turkey1,817
9,031 Italy1,198
2,931 Peru1,126
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

Antonino Canta was 17 years old when he migrated to Brooklyn Ny on September 10, 1900. He lived in Lipari, Italy where he worked as laborer and took Spartan Prince from Genoa. Laborer Francesc Canta, Rosaria Canta, aged 24, are other Canta that migrated to US.

Canta Namesakes

  • Ainhoa Cantalapiedra, Singer
  • Aitor Cantalapiedra, Soccer player
  • Grigore Gheorghe Cantacuzino, Politician
  • Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino, Politician
  • Alfio Cantarella, Musical artist
  • Angelina Cantada, Film producer
  • Steve Cantamessa, Sound engineer
  • Chayyim Moses ben Isaiah Azriel Cantarini, Poet
  • Bertrand Cantat, Musician
  • Gino Cantarelli, Poet

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