Contenla Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Contenla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Contenla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile501:352,3299,825
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Contenla Last Name Facts

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

Contenla occurs in Chile more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Contenla? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,718,172nd most numerous surname globally It is held by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. The last name Contenla occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Contenla live; 98 percent live in South America and 98 percent live in Hispanic Southern America.

The surname is most numerous in Chile, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 352,329. In Chile Contenla is most frequent in: Valparaíso Region, where 70 percent are found, Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 22 percent are found and Arica and Parinacota Region, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Chile it exists in one country. It also occurs in Spain, where 2 percent are found.

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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 Contenla
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