Contes Surname

296,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Romania

Contes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Contes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil4611:464,36917,590
United States4231:856,87765,220
Romania1431:140,40515,083
Philippines1191:850,74179,193
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
France381:1,747,966156,445
Israel221:388,98331,283
Puerto Rico101:355,0142,904
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
England11:55,718,059489,080
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

The alternate forms: Conteș (61), Conteş (47) & Contés (2) are calculated separately.

Contes (19) may also be a first name.

Contes Last Name Facts

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

Contes is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Conteș, Conteş or Contés. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Contes? popularity and diffusion

The last name Contes is the 296,768th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 5,671,242 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Contes live; 37 percent live in South America and 36 percent live in Luso-South America. Contes is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used forename world-wide. It is borne by 19 people.

The last name Contes is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is carried by 461 people, or 1 in 464,369. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: São Paulo, where 31 percent are found, Espírito Santo, where 23 percent are found and Amazonas, where 8 percent are found. Beside Brazil it occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Romania, where 11 percent are found.

Contes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Contes has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,365 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Contes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Contes last name are 7.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.05% registered to vote for the political party.

Contes earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.61% less than the national average, earning $39,002 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Conteș9461/
Conteş9447/
Contés942/
Contese9242/
Conties9227/
Contess9226/
Countes926/
Conttes924/
Conteas923/
Conte91142,305/
Contesse861,237/
Countess86590/
Countees861/
Cosentes861/
Conntess860/
Conteh83309,333/
Conter832,164/
Cointe831,399/
Contet831,235/
Contee83834/
Contis83700/
Cantes83656/
Kontes83350/
Contie83227/
Contte83218/
Contey83149/
Jontes83113/
Contea8355/
Counte8341/
Conthe8336/
Contec8328/
Contex8323/
Sontes8317/
Contez8317/
Conteu837/
Connte832/
Contej831/
Contge831/
Comtes831/
Contei831/
Qontes831/
Cconte831/
Countesse801/
Chantes772,192/
Counter771,997/
Contois771,587/
Countee77471/
Cointet77457/
Countis77286/
Coinete77235/
Countie77144/
Konteas77116/
Contios7796/
Cosente7765/
Cointte7760/
Countey7757/
Cantees7751/
Gkontes7744/
Cosinte7732/
Contech7714/
Kontess7711/
Comtess7710/
Cunties7710/
Conttis777/
Scantes775/
Cointer774/
Contter774/
Chontis774/
Johntes774/
Canties773/
Chuntes773/
Kontesz772/
Conthis772/
Cauntes772/
Kontges772/
Cosnter771/
Conntee771/
Connteh771/
Conteah771/
Conteha771/
Contehc771/
Contice771/
Ciantes771/
Conteth771/
Conther771/
Contais771/
Comtest771/
Counted771/
Cantese771/
Comtesd771/
Koontes771/
Connter770/
Chontez770/
Countec770/
Coontey770/
Jountes770/
Countte770/
Cantess770/
Coontis770/
Jointes770/
Conti73124,378/
Konte7339,001/
Cante7317,330/
Conté7317,288/
Comte7315,335/
Conta732,376/
Conty731,057/
Comtesse71767/
Countiss71463/
Chountis71233/
Chanthes7196/
Coinette7126/
Jacintes7118/
Countois7110/
Contoise718/
Kounteus711/
Chantese711/
Chantesh711/
Counther711/
Conteová711/
Coinethe711/
D'Conteh711/
Conteche711/
Conteggi711/
Chunthes711/
Countice710/
Conntiss710/
Counteee710/
Santes6713,303/
Konteh6713,152/
Canter679,075/
Cantey672,694/
Kontis671,645/
Cantet671,280/
Cantea671,182/
Comtet671,016/
Jantes67989/
Cantez67807/
Counta67748/
Khonte67681/
Kounte67585/
Contti67521/
Cantie67503/
Contic67214/
Caunte67166/
County67158/
Kontey67125/
Jontez6789/
Cointy6782/
Canthe6774/
Kontje6773/
Kantes6767/
Kontea6763/
Contoy6761/
Contoi6761/
Cantis6755/
Kontei6748/
Contay6737/
Zantes6737/
Sontis6733/
Contty6732/
Contaa6731/
Counti6724/
Koutentes6724/
Konthe6721/
Cantee6719/
Contiz6716/
Comteh6714/
Canteh6711/
Cuntis678/
Gkonte678/
Kuntes677/
Cointa677/
Kontee677/
Canteu676/
Cantec676/
Kontie675/
Contha674/
Koonte674/
Kgonte674/
Comtis673/
Kontez673/
Contio672/
Konnte672/
Ccante672/
Komnte672/
Cantex671/
Cantte671/
Chantease671/
Contih671/
Coonta671/
Comtee671/
Comtex671/
Zontez671/
Contit671/
Kontte671/
Camtes671/
Canted671/
Contuy671/
Cointè671/
Contyt671/
Quonte671/
Ckonta671/
Connty670/
Contai670/
Cannte670/
Comter670/
Cantys670/
Contta670/
Coonty670/
Conthy670/
Qantes670/
Comtey670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Contes
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