Contayoso Surname

1,231,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Contayoso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Contayoso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1861:544,29261,724
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Contayoso Last Name Facts

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

The surname Contayoso is most common in The Philippines. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Contayoso? popularity and diffusion

The last name Contayoso is the 1,231,034th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 38,558,444 people. The surname Contayoso occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Contayoso live; 98 percent live in Southeast Asia and 98 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname Contayoso is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is held by 186 people, or 1 in 544,292. In The Philippines it is most common in: Soccsksargen, where 65 percent are found, Davao Region, where 21 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 5 percent are found. Besides The Philippines Contayoso occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Contayaso891/
Contajioso845/
Contioso82648/
Conteoso821/
Contiosos782/
Contaijos781/
Contiozo712/
Contiosa711/
Cantioso711/
Santauso59153/
Cantueso5988/
Contiesa591/
Santouso591/
Santayasa5657/
Kantijoso567/
Quantioso563/
Chantausa561/
Chantyasa561/
Kantayisha531/

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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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  • 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 Contayoso
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