Contreiras Surname

24,670th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,895 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Angola

Contreiras Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Contreiras Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola20,1141:1,342240
Portugal1,0001:10,418887
Brazil5771:371,01314,168
France491:1,355,566135,191
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
Namibia261:92,6698,353
England241:2,321,58686,519
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077

Contreiras Last Name Facts

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

Contreiras is found most in Angola. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Contreiras? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 24,670th most numerous family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 332,841 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Contreiras live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 92 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in Angola, where it is borne by 20,114 people, or 1 in 1,342. Excluding Angola this last name occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 5 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.

Contreiras Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Contreiras surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Contreiras earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 147.85% more than the national average, earning R 588,984 per year; in United States they earn 40.85% more than the national average, earning $60,775 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.17% more than the national average, earning $59,208 CAD per year.

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Contreiras Reference & Research

Contreras DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Contreras FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Contreiras
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis