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
The surname Contanu is found in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Contanu.
How Common Is The Last Name Contanu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,063,924th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. Contanu occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Contanu reside; 70 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 70 percent reside in Romanian Europe.
This surname is most frequently held in Romania, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 2,868,267. Other than Romania this surname occurs in one country. It is also common 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