de Fontes Surname

213,109th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,932 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Bermuda

de Fontes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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de Fontes Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1,8971:112,8494,269
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Cape Verde51:105,9283,425
England31:18,572,686338,250
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
France11:66,422,722504,397
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
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de Fontes Last Name Facts

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

The last name de Fontes has its highest incidence in Brazil. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Fontes? popularity and diffusion

It is the 213,109th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,772,022 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of de Fontes are found; 99 percent are found in South America and 98 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The last name de Fontes is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 1,897 people, or 1 in 112,849. In Brazil it is most common in: Pernambuco, where 30 percent reside, São Paulo, where 22 percent reside and Rio Grande do Norte, where 10 percent reside. Barring Brazil de Fontes exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Venezuela, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Fonte94315/
da Fontes8934/
de Fontis899/
de Fomtes891/
de Fanttes841/
da Fonte822,248/
di Fonte82223/
de Fante8264/
de Fonti825/
de Phonte781/
da Fonnte781/
da Fontte781/
de Fanti71954/
di Fante71121/
Da-Fonte713/
di Fonti712/
di Fonta711/
da Fonti711/
da Fomte711/
da Fonta711/
di Fanti597/
da Fanta592/
Di-Fante591/
De-Fanti591/
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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 de Fontes
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