Contraires Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Contraires Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Contraires Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France171:3,907,219231,005
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Contraires Last Name Facts

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

The last name Contraires is found most frequently in France. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Contraires? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,649,889th most widespread surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name Contraires occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Contraires are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 94 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most frequent in France, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 3,907,219. In France Contraires is primarily concentrated in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 53 percent live, Occitanie, where 41 percent live and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 6 percent live. Excluding France it occurs in one country. It is also common in Italy, 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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