Contera Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Contera Surname User-submission:

Spanish for 'tip', piece of metal or rubber at the end bottom of a stick, umbrella, sheath for one sword, etc.

Contera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain1231:380,09821,146
Uruguay171:201,86816,060
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Contera Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Spanish for 'tip', piece of metal or rubber at the end bottom of a stick, umbrella, sheath for one sword, etc.

- gumbie13

Contera Last Name Facts

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

The surname Contera is borne by more people in Spain than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Contera? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,338,236th most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 43,637,999 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Contera reside; 74 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 74 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

The last name is most common in Spain, where it is carried by 123 people, or 1 in 380,098. In Spain Contera is primarily found in: Madrid, where 57 percent reside and Castilla-La Mancha, where 43 percent reside. Barring Spain Contera occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Uruguay, where 10 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Contera Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Contera has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 120 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Contera Last Name Statistics demography

Contera earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.44% more than the national average, earning $48,950 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Conteras93816/
Conteira9341/
Conterra938/
Conteraz933/
Contiera932/
Conterea931/
Conterau931/
Conterras8859/
Contereas8851/
Counteras883/
Contheras883/
Conteiras883/
Conteeras881/
Conterrea881/
Cantera867,672/
Contero861,369/
Conteri8653/
Contora8651/
Contara8633/
Kontera8618/
Sontera864/
Contery863/
Contere861/
Cointereau8212/
Conterreas821/
Contiero802,452/
Canteras801,206/
Contieri80737/
Chantera80485/
Conterio80412/
Conteiro80411/
Conterez8049/
Conteres8033/
Contiere8019/
Konteras8017/
Conteros8010/
Conteris807/
Sonterra804/
Sonteera804/
Canterra802/
Kountera802/
Conterys801/
Tcontero801/
Conterrà801/
Canteray801/
Cunteras801/
Comteras801/
Canterau800/
Cantereau7569/
Contierro7513/
Cointeiro759/
Conteiros754/
Conterres752/
Cantereas752/
Canterras752/
Chanterau752/
Chanterai751/
Conterrez751/
D'Contero751/
Conntieri751/
Sontheera751/
Cantero7186,105/
Cantara712,742/
Canteri711,540/
Cantira711,451/
Cantere711,293/
Chantereau711,115/
Santera71441/
Kontara71379/
Cantora71233/
Konteri71162/
Kontora7151/
Cantery7147/
Kantera7125/
Cunteri7111/
Contaro718/
Sontira718/
Cântara714/
Contoro713/
Kontere713/
Contiro713/
Zantera713/
Contire712/
Cántara712/
Kuntera711/
Cuntira711/
Contéro711/
Comtere711/
Kontery711/
Kontero711/
Sontero711/
Contiri711/
Canteros6714,074/
Canteiro672,191/
Cantieri67856/
Cantiero67174/
Chantero67133/
Kontheri6761/
Kunteera6761/
Sonthira6754/
Cantiere6731/
Chantira6731/
Canterio6729/
Cantergi6729/
Ccantira6722/
Cantoray6721/
Konthery6715/
Santerra6713/
Canterot6713/
Cuntiero6713/
Cuntieri6712/
Santeira6711/
Chantery6710/
Konthara678/
Khuntera678/
Gkontora676/
Zanterah674/
Canterie673/
Cantorea673/
Cuintero672/
Zontiras672/
Cuntiere672/
Kanteera672/
Kontteri671/
Cantaero671/
Janteera671/
Contires671/
Comterry671/
Canterro671/
Kanterat671/
Konteres671/
Konteris671/
Kountere671/
Sountéra671/
Tcantira671/
Canttero671/
Cantarra671/
Canterre671/
Cantiras671/
Cantoira671/
Chantere671/
Cuntaira671/
Cunterio671/
Contério671/
Cantarea671/
Canteiri671/
Cannteri671/
Contaroi671/
Kanterau671/
Konteiro671/
Koontara671/
Canteret670/

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