Contao Surname

924,083rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 286 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Contao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Contao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil2571:832,97430,116
Philippines231:4,401,662162,661
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

Contao (53) may also be a first name.

Contao Last Name Facts

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

Contao is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Contao click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Contao? popularity and diffusion

The surname Contao is the 924,083rd most widely held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 25,480,930 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Contao reside; 90 percent reside in South America and 90 percent reside in Luso-South America. Contao is also the 1,366,219th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 53 people.

The last name Contao is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is carried by 257 people, or 1 in 832,974. In Brazil it is primarily found in: Minas Gerais, where 56 percent reside, Espírito Santo, where 15 percent reside and Rondônia, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Brazil it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Contao Last Name Statistics demography

Contao earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.7% more than the national average, earning $43,450 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Contaoi921,300/
Conttaoi861/
Contaaoi861/
Countaou861/
Kontao838,199/
Cantao832,992/
Contaijos801/
Cauntao77348/
Chantao7723/
Chuntao7710/
Kountao777/
Cantaoi776/
Kontaou776/
Canttao771/
Cuntaoi771/
Khontao771/
Cantaou771/
Canthao771/
Cantaeo771/
Chanthao71702/
Kountaou718/
Chantaou716/
Ckanthao711/
Kantao672,934/
Cantoa67251/
Chanthaho6747/
Chountoua6736/
Kuntao6724/
Tchontouo671/
Zontoa671/
Tchantaou671/
Chountouo671/
Zantao671/
Chanthaoi671/

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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 Contao
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