Contente Surname

146,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,036 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Contente Surname User-submission:

The Contente surname in Portuguese means 'happy'.

Contente Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal1,2171:8,561763
Brazil1,1521:185,8287,179
United States1841:1,969,886126,972
Italy1761:347,48141,349
Israel1091:78,5109,522
Argentina521:821,98954,134
France241:2,767,613196,808
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Chile201:880,82418,509
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
England61:9,286,343223,652
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Contente (38) may also be a first name.

Contente Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Contente surname in Portuguese means 'happy'.

- madalenaafernandes

Contente Last Name Facts

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

The surname Contente is held by more people in Portugal than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Contente? popularity and diffusion

The last name Contente is the 146,102nd most widespread last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,400,377 people. The surname Contente is predominantly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Contente live; 46 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 41 percent live in Iberian Europe. It is also the 1,662,754th most widely held forename worldwide. It is borne by 38 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Portugal, where it is carried by 1,217 people, or 1 in 8,561. Besides Portugal this surname is found in 27 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 38 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Contente Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Contente are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Contente earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 36.89% less than the national average, earning R 149,964 per year; in United States they earn 6.23% less than the national average, earning $40,462 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.72% more than the national average, earning $50,536 CAD per year.

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