Contras Surname

953,750th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 274 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Contras Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Contras Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania2141:93,82210,797
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Contraș (5) & Contraş (2) are calculated separately.

Contras Last Name Facts

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

Contras is found in Romania more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Contraș or Contraş. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Contras? popularity and diffusion

The surname Contras is the 953,750th most frequent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 26,596,883 people. The surname Contras is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Contras live; 78 percent live in Eastern Europe and 78 percent live in Romanian Europe.

The surname Contras is most commonly used in Romania, where it is held by 214 people, or 1 in 93,822. In Romania it is primarily found in: Maramureș County, where 39 percent live, Bihor County, where 25 percent live and Satu Mare County, where 20 percent live. Apart from Romania this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent live and Mexico, where 1 percent live.

Contras Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Contras has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Contras last name grew 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Contras Last Name Statistics demography

Contras earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.52% less than the national average, earning $33,000 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
  • 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 Contras
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