Contenius Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Contenius Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
Contenius Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Contenius Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Contenius is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Contenius? popularity and diffusion
Contenius is the 4,427,875th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Contenius are found; 80 percent are found in Western Europe and 80 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name Contenius is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 5,031,591. In Germany it is primarily found in: Berlin, where 94 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 6 percent reside. Barring Germany this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 15 percent reside and Lebanon, where 5 percent reside.
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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 Contenius
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