Contal Surname

314,042nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Contal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Contal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,0541:63,0208,631
Philippines561:1,807,825113,961
French Polynesia251:11,2322,339
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
England51:11,143,612252,590
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Contal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Contal is borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Contal? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 314,042nd most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 6,093,266 people. Contal occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Contal live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

Contal is most frequently used in France, where it is carried by 1,054 people, or 1 in 63,020. In France it is most prevalent in: Grand Est, where 63 percent live, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 10 percent live and Occitanie, where 7 percent live. Excluding France this surname is found in 16 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 5 percent live and French Polynesia, where 2 percent live.

Contal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Contal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Contal last name declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chontal923,831/
Contale922/
Contail921/
Contault8671/
Contasel8647/
Contalle861/
Chontall861/
Chontale861/
Conteall860/
Cantal833,030/
Sontal8346/
Contol8324/
Kontal8316/
Jontal837/
Zontal831/
Cointault8082/
Chantal7754,336/
Cantale77779/
Canthal7746/
Konthal7711/
Contole779/
Kountal777/
Kontale777/
Cantall773/
Jontale773/
Chuntal772/
Djontal771/
Giontal771/
Kontail771/
Sonntal771/
Soontal771/
Zontale771/
Cointol770/
Contoul770/
Czontalová752/
Cointeault751/
Chantale712,951/
Tchantal7139/
Sonnthal7120/
Chantall7115/
Konthale7113/
Chantail7112/
Chantaal712/
Cantalle712/
Koontale711/
Chaantal711/
Cuntalle711/
Cantault711/
Kuontale711/
Sounthal711/
Sonthall711/
Chanteal711/
Cantasel710/
Santal674,789/
Kuntal671,964/
Kantal671,611/
Çantal67224/
Cantol6779/
Kontol6751/
Jantal6750/
Qantal6747/
Zantal6726/
Jontol6714/
Cuntalova676/
Sontol676/
Chantalle675/
Camtal672/
Chauntale672/
Channtall671/
Chhantale671/
Kontalova671/
Zontol671/
Kosenthal670/

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