How do i get my back uped contacts

For some reason i cant get any of my contacts past the S's and i was wondering how to get to youre backed up contacts so i can input them onto my phone

That would depend on where they are backed up.
If you are depending on your iPhones backup for your contacts, then a restore of the device from your last backup is the solution.  There are other methods, but this is the only official Apple supported method.
If your contacts are synced with an application on your computer or a cloud service, then you need to ensure the missing contacts still exists as they should automatically sync.    

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