Contato Surname

314,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Italy

Contato Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Contato Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil6361:336,59512,941
Italy4711:129,84421,029
Argentina501:854,86855,754
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England91:6,190,895170,599
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Contato (187) may also be a first name.

Contato Last Name Facts

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

The surname Contato is most common in Brazil. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Contato? popularity and diffusion

The last name Contato is the 314,680th most numerous family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 6,108,588 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Contato are found; 58 percent are found in South America and 53 percent are found in Luso-South America. Contato is also the 665,130th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 187 people.

This last name is most frequent in Brazil, where it is borne by 636 people, or 1 in 336,595. In Brazil Contato is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 53 percent live, Paraná, where 20 percent live and Minas Gerais, where 9 percent live. Excluding Brazil Contato is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 39 percent live and Argentina, where 4 percent live.

Contato Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Contato earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 2.42% more than the national average, earning €30,758 per year and in United States they earn 32.68% less than the national average, earning $29,047 USD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Contato
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