Conten Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Equatorial Guinea
Highest density in:
Equatorial Guinea

Conten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Conten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Equatorial Guinea251:45,427166
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Contén (1) are calculated separately.

Conten Last Name Facts

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

Conten is more commonly found in Equatorial Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Contén. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Conten? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,909,720th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 56 percent of Conten live; 56 percent live in Central Africa and 56 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in Equatorial Guinea, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 45,427. Barring Equatorial Guinea this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Conten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Conten has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 29 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Conten Last Name Statistics demography

Conten earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Contén941/
Content922,148/
Conteen9221/
Conteng921/
Contenc921/
Contend920/
Counten920/
Sconten920/
Contn911/
Scounten861/
Contin836,512/
Konten83874/
Sonten83200/
Canten83178/
Contín8340/
Contem832/
Contne831/
Jonten831/
Comten830/
Cunten830/
Tchounten801/
Canteen77329/
Contion77129/
Contina77117/
Cointin7792/
Canteng7789/
Cunthen7767/
Conttin7739/
Conting7718/
Cantien7718/
Quonten7711/
Countin7711/
Chanten7710/
Kontien775/
Continn773/
Konthen772/
Canthen772/
Sonteen771/
Candten771/
Scanten771/
Cuntenn771/
Cohntin771/
Caunten770/
Cantuen770/
Tchounteng753/
Cantn73154/
Zontn733/
Cotentin71245/
Cantenne7146/
Sonthaen7130/
Counting7117/
Cosentin719/
Kohnteng713/
Chanteen712/
Chuinten711/
Cointion711/
Djonteng711/
Konthien711/
Catenten711/
Scantten710/
Cantin6715,588/
Santen672,007/
Kanten671,135/
Janten67541/
Zanten67516/
Contim67232/
Cottentin67143/
Cuntin67124/
Kontin67113/
Kunten6796/
Jontin6743/
Coutentin6732/
Cantyn6729/
Cantem6718/
Cantín6716/
Sontin6715/
Jontén679/
Sontén678/
Kontnt678/
Cossentne676/
Zontin672/
Jonthn672/
Cuntín672/
Khuontien671/
Johntn671/
Cosenting671/
Cantne671/
Cotinting671/

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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 Conten
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