Contado Surname

149,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,957 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Contado Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Contado Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2,8001:36,1575,545
Italy751:815,42364,079
Brazil411:5,221,325132,593
United States301:12,081,964463,456
France21:33,211,361423,184
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Contado Last Name Facts

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

The surname Contado is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Contado? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 149,423rd most frequently held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,464,507 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Contado are found; 94 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 94 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

This surname is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is borne by 2,800 people, or 1 in 36,157. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Eastern Visayas, where 38 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 21 percent reside and Calabarzon, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account The Philippines it occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 3 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Contado Last Name Statistics demography

Contado earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.24% more than the national average, earning $57,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cantado86397/
Contada86113/
Cuntado8618/
Jontado868/
Comtado861/
Contedo861/
Contadas803/
Chantado801/
Chontada801/
Chanthado754/
Cantada71865/
Kontada7123/
Cantedo714/
Cuntada712/
Santado711/
Sontada711/
Chantada67578/
Konthada673/
Kontadaa671/
Cantadas671/
Canthedo671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Contado
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