Contab Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Contab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Contab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Contáb (1) are calculated separately.

Contab Last Name Facts

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

Contab has its highest incidence in Portugal. It may be found as a variant: Contáb. Click here to see other possible spellings of Contab.

How Common Is The Last Name Contab? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,152,526th most widely held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Contab are found; 53 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 51 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

The surname is most common in Portugal, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 274,164. Other than Portugal Contab is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 27 percent are found and Colombia, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Contáb941/
Kontab8310/
Comtab831/
Contap831/
Chantab7766/
Chontap774/
Contova772/
Chontob771/
Contafe771/
Chuntab771/
Chanthab717/
Cheuntab711/
Cantav67228/
Santab67170/
Qantab67150/
Kantab6731/
Jantab6721/
Kontaw6716/
Cantap6714/
Cantaw678/
Kontap675/
Kuntab675/
Konteb672/
Sontap672/
Comtap671/
Zantab671/
Kontob671/
Canteb671/

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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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  • 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 Contab
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