Contan Surname
Approximately 98 people bear this surname
Contan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 48 | 1:2,109,130 | 121,847 |
| Mexico | 15 | 1:8,275,080 | 36,578 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Romania | 6 | 1:3,346,312 | 56,696 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Contan (16) may also be a first name.
Contan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Contan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Contan is found most frequently in The Philippines. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Contan? popularity and diffusion
Contan is the 1,871,545th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. The last name Contan occurs mostly in Asia, where 56 percent of Contan reside; 51 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 49 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently held given name internationally It is held by 16 people.
It is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 2,109,130. In The Philippines it is most prevalent in: Eastern Visayas, where 48 percent live, National Capital Region, where 44 percent live and Calabarzon, where 6 percent live. Aside from The Philippines it exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 15 percent live and Brazil, where 6 percent live.
Contan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Contan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Contan surname declined 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Contan
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