Contines Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Contines Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Contines Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland111:499,70030,478
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Contines Last Name Facts

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

The surname Contines occurs more in Finland more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Contines? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,772,636th most commonly held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Contines live; 65 percent live in Northern Europe and 65 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most numerous in Finland, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 499,700. In Finland it is primarily concentrated in: Uusimaa, where 73 percent live and Southwest Finland, where 27 percent live. Besides Finland this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 18 percent live and Panama, where 6 percent live.

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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 Contines
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