The Canta surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 214 people carried this name — #86,981 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,428,600 people counted. That is down 4% from 223 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 109 people named Canta live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 55 people named Canta.
18 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often Alpes-Maritimes.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
35 people named Canta live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Canta.
- Cannone 617 · U.S. census
- Canny 734 · U.S. census
- Cano 37,368 · U.S. census
- Canon 2,644 · U.S. census
- Canova 1,294 · U.S. census
- Canovas 291 · U.S. census
- Cantara 619 · U.S. census
- Cante 557 · U.S. census
- Cantero 2,253 · U.S. census
- Cantie 112 · U.S. census
- Cantillon 217 · U.S. census
- Cantin 1,389 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Canta is.
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