Contulescu Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Contulescu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moldova | 40 | 1:89,034 | 11,037 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
Contulescu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Contulescu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Contulescu occurs in Moldova more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Contulescu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,979,664th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Contulescu reside; 95 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 95 percent reside in Romanian Europe.
The surname is most frequent in Moldova, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 89,034. In Moldova Contulescu is mostly concentrated in: Ialoveni District, where 80 percent are found and Chișinău Municipality, where 20 percent are found. Apart from Moldova this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent are found and Italy, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condulescu | 90 | 51 | / |
| Contulesco | 90 | 12 | / |
| Gandulescu | 70 | 2 | / |
| Gândulescu | 70 | 1 | / |
| Cantalesco | 70 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Contulescu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis