Cont Surname

269,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,449 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Romania

Cont Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cont Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy5041:121,34319,915
Romania4111:48,8516,056
Brazil1991:1,075,75037,702
Pakistan1361:1,313,55815,128
Argentina511:838,10654,910
France301:2,214,091176,965
Austria201:425,77243,235
Taiwan171:1,379,1039,281
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
England51:11,143,612252,590
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Conţ (113), Conț (85) & Čont (16) are calculated separately.

Cont (177) may also be a first name.

Cont Last Name Facts

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

Cont is held by more people in Italy than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Conţ, Conț or Čont. Click here for further potential spellings of Cont.

How Common Is The Last Name Cont? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cont is the 269,245th most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 5,029,362 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 69 percent of Cont are found; 35 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 35 percent are found in Italic Europe. Cont is also the 685,598th most common given name internationally, borne by 177 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Italy, where it is borne by 504 people, or 1 in 121,343. In Italy Cont is most numerous in: Trentino-Alto Adige, where 52 percent live, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, where 40 percent live and Veneto, where 5 percent live. Beside Italy it exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 28 percent live and Brazil, where 14 percent live.

Cont Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cont has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cont surname grew 320 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 37 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cont Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Cont earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 53.6% more than the national average, earning $66,275 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.19% less than the national average, earning $46,110 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Conţ92113/
Conț9285/
Čont9216/
Conte89142,305/
Count89544/
Csont89361/
Ciont89340/
Coint89331/
Coent89201/
Chont89198/
Contt8924/
Conts8912/
Coënt898/
Conth897/
Czont895/
Kcont895/
Cuont892/
Condt891/
Scont891/
Contì891/
Ccont891/
Con8649,146/
Counts8013,425/
Cointe801,399/
Coonts80459/
Contte80218/
Coinet8057/
Counte8041/
Conthe8036/
Chonte8025/
Csonth8013/
Conntz802/
Chount802/
Connte802/
Cionte802/
Chuont802/
Coynet802/
Chhont801/
Connts801/
Contch801/
Coynts801/
Coindt801/
Ciontz801/
Tchont801/
Cosent801/
Cotent801/
Coumnt801/
Coints801/
Cconte801/
Contts800/
Cong75499,322/
Conn7525,063/
Coon7523,278/
Cone7519,730/
Cohn7519,308/
Cant758,400/
Coin754,776/
Kont752,921/
Cuon75938/
Conq75552/
Cond75450/
Coun75270/
Zont75196/
Sont75167/
Cunt7540/
Jont7513/
Coyn7512/
Coën7511/
Coín757/
Qcon757/
Comn756/
Comt756/
Ckon755/
Cotn754/
Cosn752/
Cgon751/
Conh751/
Cqon751/
Choinet73267/
Coinete73235/
Cosente7365/
Cointte7360/
Cosinte7332/
Cossent7311/
Coineth735/
Tchonte735/
Contova732/
Chonthe732/
Chhonte732/
Coinett732/
Tchount731/
Cousint731/
Cointts731/
Countte730/
Konte6739,001/
Coyne6729,103/
Cuong6723,727/
Cante6717,330/
Comte6715,335/
Chant676,571/
Joynt672,533/
Chond672,056/
Joint671,529/
Caunt671,471/
Cosin671,399/
Coone671,273/
Coune671,137/
Cotin671,082/
Cogne671,035/
Konth67652/
Cosyn67627/
Jonte67623/
Cuntz67535/
Conne67509/
Coine67442/
Kount67351/
Coing67288/
Cound67285/
Congy67235/
Zonte67225/
Cosen67146/
Cosne67140/
Coten67122/
Coong6781/
Cantt6778/
Zonts6773/
Tchounte6764/
Canth6761/
Cohun6756/
Conhe6752/
Coonc6750/
Chunt6748/
Sonth6742/
Ciunt6733/
Scant6732/
Cocin6730/
Koont6730/
Cotne6730/
Cotim6730/
Coinette6726/
Cants6725/
Coung6724/
Jonth6723/
Cosín6721/
Sondt6721/
Soont6714/
Khont6713/
Kcunt6710/
Choinhet677/
Czant677/
Cuonc677/
Jonts676/
Coitn676/
Cunte676/
Counn675/
Zontz675/
Cocen675/
Conds674/
Choundte674/
Candt674/
Scond674/
Cunth674/
Tsont674/
Jount673/
Csontova673/
Cotín673/
Kcant673/
Comts672/
Cuond672/
Cuone672/
Soint672/
Koint672/
Hcong672/
Cuint672/
Caant672/
Ciond672/
Kontt671/
Cahnt671/
Csant671/
Cottn671/
Cundt671/
Cuonh671/
Coonn671/
Coend671/
Cohhn671/
Comne671/
Comth671/
Concz671/
Congh671/
Cotem671/
Coussent671/
Coinethe671/
Kontd671/
Tchointe671/
Czánt671/
Csontová671/
Cousn671/
Coumt671/
Coëne671/
Congc671/
Condë671/
Condì671/
Coisn671/
Condp671/
Cannt670/
Cunts670/
Cohnn670/
Kohnt670/
Coohn670/
Counk670/
Koent670/
Jondt670/
Conck670/
Cooyn670/
Coynd670/
Kuont670/
Coind670/
Zount670/
Quont670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cont
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