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
The last name Contan has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Contan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,871,545th most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 56 percent of Contan live; 51 percent live in Southeast Asia and 49 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently held first name internationally, held by 16 people.
The last name Contan is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 2,109,130. In The Philippines Contan is primarily found in: Eastern Visayas, where 48 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 44 percent are found and Calabarzon, where 6 percent are found. Beside The Philippines it exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 15 percent are found and Brazil, where 6 percent are found.
Contan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Contan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Contan surname decreased 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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