Contier Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Contier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Contier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil921:2,326,89571,923
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
France171:3,907,219231,005
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Contier Last Name Facts

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

The last name Contier is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Contier click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Contier? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,281,391st most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 40,941,269 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Contier are found; 52 percent are found in South America and 52 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The surname is most frequent in Brazil, where it is carried by 92 people, or 1 in 2,326,895. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: São Paulo, where 97 percent reside, Paraná, where 1 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Brazil it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Germany, where 16 percent reside.

Contier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Contier has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Contier last name declined 24 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Contier Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Contier surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Contier earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.85% more than the national average, earning $48,262 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Contiere9319/
Conthier935/
Contoier930/
Conter922,164/
Contie92227/
Counter861,997/
Cantier86283/
Countie86144/
Conteur8648/
Conties8627/
Kontier867/
Contter864/
Cointer864/
Chonter862/
Contire862/
Contere861/
Conther861/
Contoir861/
Cosnter861/
Connter860/
Chantier80698/
Cantiere8031/
Cuntiere802/
Counther801/
Countior801/
Canter779,075/
Cantir771,715/
Konter771,642/
Cantie77503/
Contre77377/
Kontir7743/
Cunter7721/
Zonter779/
Kontie775/
Contié773/
Contye771/
Contge771/
Cünter771/
Comter770/
Contehard750/
Cantere711,293/
Caunter71916/
Chanter71765/
Cointre71729/
Contour71298/
Chantir71182/
Kounter71104/
Cantire71103/
Konther71100/
Koonter7167/
Canther7135/
Cantuer7113/
Cianter7110/
Chontre719/
Kantier718/
Chunter714/
Cahnter713/
Koontie713/
Canties713/
Kontere713/
Kosnter712/
Comther712/
Gkontie712/
Contreh712/
Kointer712/
Comtere711/
Casnter711/
Cantetr711/
Cantoer711/
Countre711/
Cunther711/
Zantier711/
Cantter711/
Kountie711/
Contiyo711/
Kontire711/
Cannter710/
Chantire6791/
Zanthier6719/
Chanther6715/
Chandter673/
Quantier672/
Contaure671/
Chantere671/
Canterre671/
Kountihe671/
Kountere671/
Cantiére671/
Zantjier671/
Countour671/
Counteee670/
Chantter670/

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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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  • 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 Contier
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