Contrera Surname
Approximately 27,795 people bear this surname
Contrera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 11,282 | 1:3,789 | 455 |
| Colombia | 3,188 | 1:14,986 | 1,326 |
| Paraguay | 3,142 | 1:2,303 | 315 |
| Venezuela | 1,905 | 1:15,855 | 1,247 |
| Dominican Republic | 1,494 | 1:6,983 | 638 |
| Cuba | 914 | 1:12,607 | 978 |
| Brazil | 837 | 1:255,764 | 9,858 |
| Nicaragua | 825 | 1:7,298 | 614 |
| Mexico | 803 | 1:154,578 | 4,707 |
| United States | 747 | 1:485,219 | 41,025 |
| Ecuador | 715 | 1:22,246 | 3,044 |
| Uruguay | 449 | 1:7,643 | 856 |
| Panama | 304 | 1:12,869 | 1,048 |
| Spain | 288 | 1:162,333 | 11,765 |
| Honduras | 260 | 1:33,909 | 1,051 |
| Bolivia | 210 | 1:50,554 | 2,694 |
| Chile | 167 | 1:105,488 | 3,937 |
| Peru | 77 | 1:412,781 | 13,000 |
| France | 57 | 1:1,165,311 | 123,217 |
| El Salvador | 39 | 1:162,664 | 1,932 |
| Italy | 19 | 1:3,218,773 | 100,309 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 16 | 1:85,248 | 6,095 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Puerto Rico | 9 | 1:394,460 | 3,042 |
| Guatemala | 6 | 1:2,680,445 | 6,792 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Contrera (72) may also be a first name.
Contrera Demographics
Average Contrera Salary in
United States
$31,842 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Contrera Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Contrera Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Contrera has its highest incidence in Argentina. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Contrera? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 19,732nd most commonly occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 262,189 people. The surname Contrera is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Contrera live; 79 percent live in South America and 43 percent live in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 1,143,416th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 72 people.
The last name is most common in Argentina, where it is held by 11,282 people, or 1 in 3,789. In Argentina Contrera is primarily found in: Buenos Aires Province, where 26 percent reside, Córdoba Province, where 18 percent reside and Mendoza Province, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Argentina Contrera is found in 45 countries. It is also common in Colombia, where 11 percent reside and Paraguay, where 11 percent reside.
Contrera Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Contrera has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Contrera surname increased 10,671 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Contrera Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Contrera last name are 39.79% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.02% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Contrera earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 51.59% less than the national average, earning S/. 9,385 per year; in South Africa they earn 158.02% more than the national average, earning R 613,152 per year; in Colombia they earn 27.55% less than the national average, earning $16,448,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 26.2% less than the national average, earning $31,842 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.76% less than the national average, earning $35,392 CAD 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 Contrera
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