Contu Surname

65,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,597 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Contu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Contu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy6,3591:9,6171,447
Romania5001:40,1565,109
France3641:182,48028,421
United States731:4,965,191254,179
Germany601:1,341,75884,137
Turkey371:2,103,28271,268
Moldova301:118,71213,533
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
England151:3,714,537119,675
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
San Marino11:33,214932
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Contù (1) are calculated separately.

Contu (60) may also be a first name.

Contu Last Name Facts

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

Contu is more frequently found in Italy than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Contù. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Contu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Contu is the 65,677th most frequent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 959,266 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Contu reside; 84 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 84 percent reside in Italic Europe. It is also the 1,270,172nd most prevalent given name throughout the world, held by 60 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Italy, where it is held by 6,359 people, or 1 in 9,617. In Italy Contu is mostly found in: Sardinia, where 88 percent are found, Lazio, where 3 percent are found and Lombardy, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Italy Contu occurs in 29 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 7 percent are found and France, where 5 percent are found.

Contu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Contu has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Contu surname increased 3,650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Contu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Contu last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Contu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 4.18% less than the national average, earning €28,774 per year; in South Africa they earn 88.6% less than the national average, earning R 27,084 per year; in United States they earn 8.58% more than the national average, earning $46,851 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.66% more than the national average, earning $51,997 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Contù931/
Ciontu911,421/
Contou91209/
Contau9123/
Chontu9118/
Contus9116/
Conteu917/
Conttu913/
Contuy911/
Comntu911/
Conthu910/
Contoux83319/
Chontou83168/
Contout83130/
Contaut83122/
Contaux8354/
Ciontut834/
Cointau834/
Countou832/
Contaus831/
Contous831/
Contaud831/
Contuss830/
Countus830/
Cantu80114,509/
Kontu801,459/
Sontu80669/
Cuntu80134/
Contó8016/
Zontu804/
Jontu802/
Cochintu7798/
Contault7771/
Contheux775/
Cointaux771/
Kontou734,424/
Djontu731,188/
Ciuntu731,079/
Cantau73577/
Chantu73521/
Chuntu73405/
Jhontu73361/
Cantou73252/
Kontus73164/
Cantus73143/
Zontou73133/
Csontó73128/
Sointu73119/
Kontuş7372/
Kontuľ7352/
Zonteu7345/
Kontuš7339/
Kountu7334/
Contoe7318/
Jontau7312/
Giontu738/
Canteu736/
Cantuu733/
Canthu733/
Cuntou733/
Contão733/
Canttu732/
Ccantu732/
Dzontu732/
Konttu731/
Canntu731/
Cunthu731/
Comtau731/
Sontau731/
Sonthu731/
Cantuy731/
Kontau731/
Kontui731/
Zhontu731/
Cantud731/
Cantuz731/
Comtou731/
Sontui731/
Comtup731/
Cointault7182/
Tchounteu7126/
Tchountou7111/
Kontush67242/
Chantui67159/
Khonthu67147/
Kountou67115/
Canteux6789/
Cantaut6766/
Chanthu6763/
Djonteu6748/
Gkontou6747/
Cantaux6742/
Dzonteu6741/
Chantou6736/
Kointau6735/
Djonthu6733/
Kontusz6729/
Tsontou6728/
Kontout6726/
Zountou6725/
Koontud6719/
Cantaud6718/
Chunthu6714/
Csonthó6713/
Jocintu674/
Djountu674/
Canthau674/
Cantuha674/
Kountud673/
Ziontou673/
Chantau672/
Djontou672/
Djontuh672/
Kontous672/
Chhantu671/
Jountou671/
Jontaux671/
Jonteux671/
Kontuss671/
Kounteu671/
Zontheu671/
Zonthou671/
Tchuntu671/
Caanthu671/
Dsjontu671/
Cantuis671/
Chuntuh671/
Cauntau671/
Kgonthu671/
Chantuy671/
Chuntuy671/
Kosintu671/
Cantoux670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Contu
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