Contiu Surname

470,273rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 714 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Contiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Contiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania6761:29,7013,801
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Contiu Last Name Facts

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

Contiu is more commonly found in Romania than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Contiu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Contiu is the 470,273rd most commonly held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 10,206,647 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Contiu live; 95 percent live in Eastern Europe and 95 percent live in Romanian Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Romania, where it is borne by 676 people, or 1 in 29,701. In Romania Contiu is most prevalent in: Sibiu County, where 33 percent reside, Mureș County, where 25 percent reside and Cluj County, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Romania this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Contiu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Contiu are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the party.

Contiu earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 40.09% less than the national average, earning $25,850 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Contius9243/
Ciontoiu8674/
Cantiu832/
Cochentiu8031/
Cantius7711/
Căntoiu771/
Zontieu771/
Cochintoiu75177/
Kountiou719/
Kountoiu711/
Kantiu6710/
Kuntiu671/
Cantău671/
Gkountiou671/
Tchantiou671/
Kosndtius671/
Camtius625/
Kantiou624/
Konteou621/
Kantieu621/
Kontoju621/
Quantius57188/
Kontejou572/
Cantojus571/
Kounteou571/
Konteyou571/
Chanthoyu53476/
Chanthoju531/
Kuntyu501/
Zantyu501/
Kantyu501/

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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 Contiu
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