Contar Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Argentina

Contar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Contar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1151:1,861,51659,915
Argentina421:1,017,70063,321
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Çontar (286) are calculated separately.

Contar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Contar is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Çontar. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Contar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Contar is the 1,348,199th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. Contar is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Contar are found; 96 percent are found in South America and 70 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The surname Contar is most numerous in Brazil, where it is held by 115 people, or 1 in 1,861,516. In Brazil Contar is mostly concentrated in: São Paulo, where 67 percent reside, Mato Grosso do Sul, where 23 percent reside and Paraná, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Brazil it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Çontar94286/
Contart92384/
Contard92302/
Contare923/
Contarr922/
Cointard8611/
Contaure861/
Conthart860/
Cuntar831,968/
Cantar831,766/
Kontar83823/
Contor83749/
Žontar83223/
Zontar8321/
Jontar8313/
Sontar835/
Qontar832/
Ciantar772,177/
Chantar77696/
Kountar77307/
Contour77298/
Djontar77193/
Cantard77121/
Cantare7771/
Conteur7748/
Kontart7713/
Chuntar777/
Konthar774/
Ccantar774/
Countor773/
Scantar773/
Csontár773/
Comtart772/
Kontarr772/
Canntar772/
Zountar771/
Contoir771/
Contore771/
Kontarz771/
Tcuntar771/
Ccuntar771/
Khontar771/
Cantart770/
Conttor770/
Sonttar770/
Koçintar71108/
Cantayre7171/
Konthare7135/
Chanthar7117/
Chantare715/
Kocintar713/
Chhuntar711/
Cantarre711/
Chunttar711/
Countour711/
Candtare711/
Khountar711/
Canthard710/
Chanttar710/
Cantor6733,674/
Kantar6713,902/
Kontor674,130/
Santar671,320/
Qantar67657/
Kuntar67426/
Kontár67380/
Jantar67242/
Sontor6755/
Zantar6740/
Kontarova6739/
Çantar6736/
Jontor6719/
Kontarová6715/
Chanthair672/
Zuntar672/
Cumtar671/
Tchantare671/
Chantarre671/
Chantaarr671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Contar
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