Contin Surname

75,374th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,512 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Saint Barthelemy

Contin Surname Definition:

Local. From Contin, a parish in Rosshire, Scotland, derived from the Gaelic Con—tuinn, signifying the meeting of the waters, alluding to the forking of the river Rasay, which here form an island.

Contin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy2,4221:25,2504,489
Dominican Republic1,1631:8,971774
Brazil1,0271:208,4468,025
Argentina6941:61,5905,242
France4701:141,32521,766
Spain2011:232,59715,261
United States1941:1,868,345121,641
Venezuela1191:253,8166,251
Switzerland471:174,74315,901
Uruguay331:103,99310,112
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Australia281:964,13257,058
Chile171:1,036,26320,476
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Panama51:782,45211,059
Saint Barthelemy41:2,40444
England41:13,929,515290,718
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Malta11:430,2723,380
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

The alternate forms: Contín (40) are calculated separately.

Contin (300) may also be a first name.

Contin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local. From Contin, a parish in Rosshire, Scotland, derived from the Gaelic Con—tuinn, signifying the meeting of the waters, alluding to the forking of the river Rasay, which here form an island.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Contin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Contin occurs most in Italy. It can be found as: Contín. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Contin? popularity and diffusion

The last name Contin is the 75,374th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,119,095 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Contin are found; 40 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 37 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 508,767th most commonly used given name globally, held by 300 people.

Contin is most widespread in Italy, where it is held by 2,422 people, or 1 in 25,250. In Italy it is most common in: Veneto, where 66 percent live, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, where 23 percent live and Lombardy, where 7 percent live. Apart from Italy this surname exists in 36 countries. It is also common in The Dominican Republic, where 18 percent live and Brazil, where 16 percent live.

Contin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Contin has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,021 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Contin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Contin last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Contin earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 19.42% less than the national average, earning €24,198 per year; in United States they earn 18.71% less than the national average, earning $35,077 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.53% more than the national average, earning $49,948 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Contín9440/
Contion92129/
Contina92117/
Cointin9292/
Conttin9239/
Conting9218/
Countin9211/
Continn923/
Cohntin921/
Contn911/
Cotentin86245/
Counting8617/
Cosentin869/
Cointion861/
Cantin8315,588/
Contim83232/
Cuntin83124/
Kontin83113/
Conten8345/
Jontin8343/
Sontin8315/
Comtin833/
Zontin832/
Contne831/
Contén831/
Cottentin80143/
Coutentin8032/
Cosenting801/
Cotinting801/
Content772,148/
Cantina771,626/
Chantin77270/
Zountin77162/
Cunting77128/
Canting77117/
Zonting7796/
Kountin7732/
Conteen7721/
Cantien7718/
Kontina7711/
Kontien775/
Zontina773/
Jonting773/
Chuntin773/
Cantion771/
Cuintin771/
Contenc771/
Zointin771/
Quontin771/
Conteng771/
Jointin771/
Canthin770/
Sconten770/
Canttin770/
Counten770/
Contend770/
Cantn73154/
Zontn733/
Tchantin7117/
Quointin7112/
Josentin715/
Chantina714/
Cantting713/
Chanthin712/
Chantion711/
Cuntting711/
Scounten711/
Jounting711/
Konthien711/
Cantinne710/
Scanttin710/
Santin6723,332/
Konten67874/
Kantin67809/
Jantin67243/
Sonten67200/
Canten67178/
Kuntin67146/
Czetin6793/
Jontim6747/
Cantim6730/
Cantyn6729/
Catinting6723/
Chantinne6723/
Gkountina6718/
Cantín6716/
Zantin6714/
Komtin6711/
Jacentink6710/
Jontén679/
Sontén678/
Kontnt678/
Cossentne676/
Kontinová676/
Kontinova674/
Cuntim674/
Cumtin673/
Zuntin672/
Contem672/
Cuntín672/
Kotinting672/
Jonthn672/
Camtin671/
Khuontien671/
Johntn671/
Zontim671/
Jonten671/
Qantin671/
Tchounten671/
Giountina671/
Cantne671/
Cunten670/

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