Contréras Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Contréras Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Contreras (1,252,960) & Çontreras (1) are calculated separately.
Contréras Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Contréras Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Contréras is found in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Contreras or Çontreras. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Contréras? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,063,924th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Contréras reside; 80 percent reside in Western Europe and 80 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Switzerland, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 1,173,274. In Switzerland Contréras is primarily found in: Republic and Canton of the Jura, where 100 percent live. Outside of Switzerland this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in France, where 10 percent live and Mexico, where 10 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
- 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 Contréras
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