Contraras Surname

1,315,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Colombia

Contraras Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Contraras Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1111:3,265,396186,924
Mexico191:6,532,95832,927
Colombia181:2,654,11513,778
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Contraras Last Name Facts

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

The surname Contraras occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Contraras.

How Common Is The Last Name Contraras? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,315,412th most widespread family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 42,617,228 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Contraras live; 64 percent live in North America and 53 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Contraras is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 111 people, or 1 in 3,265,396. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 27 percent live, Colorado, where 5 percent live and Florida, where 5 percent live. Barring The United States it exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 11 percent live and Colombia, where 11 percent live.

Contraras Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Contraras has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 617 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Contraras Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Contraras are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Contraras earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 10.58% less than the national average, earning $20,300,300 COP per year and in United States they earn 25.4% less than the national average, earning $32,191 USD per year.

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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 Contraras
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