Contu Surname
Approximately 7,597 people bear this surname
Contu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 6,359 | 1:9,617 | 1,447 |
| Romania | 500 | 1:40,156 | 5,109 |
| France | 364 | 1:182,480 | 28,421 |
| United States | 73 | 1:4,965,191 | 254,179 |
| Germany | 60 | 1:1,341,758 | 84,137 |
| Turkey | 37 | 1:2,103,282 | 71,268 |
| Moldova | 30 | 1:118,712 | 13,533 |
| Belgium | 24 | 1:479,027 | 47,365 |
| Switzerland | 21 | 1:391,091 | 29,271 |
| Argentina | 21 | 1:2,035,401 | 100,871 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Contù (1) are calculated separately.
Contu (60) may also be a first name.
Contu Demographics
Average Contu Salary in
United States
$46,851 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Contu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Contu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Contu occurs more in Italy more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Contù. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Contu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Contu is the 65,677th most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 959,266 people. It occurs predominantly 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 commonly occurring forename globally, borne by 60 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Italy, where it is borne by 6,359 people, or 1 in 9,617. In Italy Contu is mostly concentrated in: Sardinia, where 88 percent are found, Lazio, where 3 percent are found and Lombardy, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Italy this last name exists 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 frequency of Contu has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Contu surname rose 3,650 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Contu Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Contu are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the political 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.
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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 Contu
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