Contiga Surname

378,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 944 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Contiga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Contiga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines9331:108,50818,841
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Contiga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Contiga is found most in The Philippines. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Contiga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Contiga is the 378,348th most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 7,719,858 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Contiga are found; 99 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 99 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

It is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 933 people, or 1 in 108,508. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Western Visayas, where 41 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 15 percent reside and Calabarzon, where 10 percent reside. Excluding The Philippines Contiga is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cantiga863,160/
Contigo86151/
Contega86132/
Contige8640/
Cuntiga863/
Contegat8070/
Cantigas8016/
Cantuiga801/
Contigos801/
Cantigay801/
Sontigo7134/
Cantega7129/
Cantigo718/
Santiga714/
Camtiga713/
Zantiga712/
Contego712/
Zontige712/
Kantiga711/
Kontega711/
Kontigo711/
Cantiget6760/
Zomtigai6713/
Cantigos677/
Chantigo674/
Chuntigo672/
Comtegaz671/
Conteggi671/
Zoumtiga671/
Joycenthiga671/
Kontiego671/
Koumtiga671/

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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
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  • 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 Contiga
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