Contessa Surname

144,603rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,072 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Contessa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Contessa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1,9351:31,6065,666
United States4821:751,98958,734
Brazil2641:810,88829,394
Indonesia1451:912,06368,055
Australia701:385,65331,598
France561:1,186,120124,657
England271:2,063,63279,942
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Contessa (2,381) may also be a first name.

Contessa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Contessa is found in Italy more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Contessa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 144,603rd most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,372,248 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Contessa live; 63 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 63 percent live in Italic Europe. Contessa is also the 152,184th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 2,381 people.

It is most frequently held in Italy, where it is held by 1,935 people, or 1 in 31,606. In Italy it is mostly concentrated in: Lombardy, where 24 percent reside, Apulia, where 24 percent reside and Umbria, where 21 percent reside. Outside of Italy Contessa occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Brazil, where 9 percent reside.

Contessa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Contessa has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 6,886 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Contessa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Contessa surname are 4.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.19% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Contessa earn in different countries varies marginally. In Italy they earn 16.21% more than the national average, earning €34,898 per year; in United States they earn 16.71% more than the national average, earning $50,361 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.82% more than the national average, earning $56,547 CAD per year.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Contessa
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