Contanu Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Contanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 7 | 1:2,868,267 | 56,178 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
Contanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Contanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Contanu occurs more in Romania more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Contanu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,063,924th most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Contanu is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Contanu are found; 70 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 70 percent are found in Romanian Europe.
The last name Contanu is most widespread in Romania, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 2,868,267. Without taking into account Romania it exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conteanu | 93 | 148 | / |
| Contanau | 93 | 0 | / |
| Contagnus | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sontanu | 86 | 13 | / |
| Cantanu | 86 | 4 | / |
| Contenu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Contonu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zontanou | 80 | 123 | / |
| Sonthanu | 80 | 58 | / |
| Chantanu | 80 | 10 | / |
| Scantanu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chuntanu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chanthanu | 75 | 1,188 | / |
| Chantanui | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chantanau | 75 | 1 | / |
| Candthanu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sountanou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chunthanu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Santanu | 71 | 508 | / |
| Chanthanui | 71 | 89 | / |
| Jantanu | 71 | 36 | / |
| Gkonteanou | 71 | 25 | / |
| Kantanu | 71 | 12 | / |
| Chanthangu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kuntanu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gkountanou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kantangu | 67 | 25 | / |
| Santhanu | 67 | 22 | / |
| Janthanu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kanthanu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Khantanu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jantanut | 67 | 5 | / |
| Khuntanu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Santeanu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kunthanu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jantanuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jantanuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zantanou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Contanu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis