Faunt Surname

568,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 555 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Faunt Surname Definition:

For Font, or De Fonte. Norman, Peter, William, Hugh, Robert, Umfrid, Richard, Ralph, Ranulph de Fonte of Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Reginald and Emma de Fonte of England 1198-9 (Rotuli Curiae Regis). Many of the name occur here c.

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Faunt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2151:125,56113,746
United States1791:2,024,910129,652
England831:671,30238,633
Canada581:635,26952,014
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England691:353,26622,372
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Faunt (13) may also be a first name.

Faunt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Font, or De Fonte. Norman, Peter, William, Hugh, Robert, Umfrid, Richard, Ralph, Ranulph de Fonte of Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Reginald and Emma de Fonte of England 1198-9 (Rotuli Curiae Regis). Many of the name occur here c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum). The family of De Fonte flourished in Norfolk (See Blomefield) and other counties.

The Norman People (1874)

Faunt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Faunt (Russian: Фаунт) is carried by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Faunt? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 568,972nd most common family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 13,130,713 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Faunt live; 43 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America. Faunt is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 13 people.

The last name is most widespread in Australia, where it is borne by 215 people, or 1 in 125,561. In Australia Faunt is primarily concentrated in: New South Wales, where 60 percent are found, South Australia, where 18 percent are found and Queensland, where 14 percent are found. Beside Australia Faunt exists in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent are found and England, where 15 percent are found.

Faunt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Faunt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Faunt surname increased 716 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 120 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Faunt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (93%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Faunt surname are 1.53% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.76% being registered with the political party.

The amount Faunt earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.79% more than the national average, earning $46,510 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.03% more than the national average, earning $60,626 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faunte917/
Fauntz913/
Faunts910/
Fant897,505/
Funt891,262/
Faun89192/
Fante802,506/
Faint801,500/
Faune801,037/
Funte80343/
Pfunt8079/
Fanth8064/
Fayun8034/
Fuent8030/
Faung8022/
Fount8018/
Fandt8018/
Fantt8010/
Fajun808/
Fants807/
Fahun807/
Faunø806/
Funth806/
Vaunt804/
Faent803/
Funts803/
Fundt802/
Faund801/
Faunc800/
Pfaun800/
Pfant800/
Faant800/
Fauen800/
Fan757,437,416/
Fun755,870/
Pfundt73857/
Fayant73641/
Pfantz73290/
Fausen73152/
Faouen73113/
Fautin7396/
Faihun7363/
Fauyan7358/
Pfante7344/
Faynet7331/
Pfandt7329/
Fausin7326/
Fainet7326/
Faindt7316/
Fayoun7315/
Fajndt7315/
Veaunt7312/
Faucin739/
Foyant735/
Fauthn733/
Faunne733/
Fountz732/
Feuntz732/
Fainte732/
Fahyun732/
Fayent731/
Pfants731/
Fauehn731/
Fantch731/
Facent731/
Funnts731/
Fayaun731/
Fayuun731/
Fajoun731/
Fautyń731/
Fanthe731/
Foundt731/
Fahant731/
Founts730/
Fauten730/
Faucen730/
Funtsh730/
Pfauntsch7199/
Fang675,322,635/
Fung67178,602/
Fane6769,181/
Font6732,892/
Fain6713,221/
Fann675,000/
Fand674,684/
Fahn674,663/
Vant672,861/
Fund671,606/
Fune671,254/
Fantová671,070/
Faan67867/
Fuen67827/
Funtova67699/
Fayn67631/
Facente67612/
Fean67610/
Fantova67462/
Funn67428/
Fuin67417/
Fanh67240/
Faihoun67232/
Fausing67215/
Foun67165/
Vaun6783/
Pfountz6783/
Fhan6775/
Fanø6760/
Fajn6758/
Funh6748/
Funtsch6743/
Faum6741/
Fieandt6733/
Feun6725/
Fanì6725/
Pfan6724/
Feyants6724/
Faen6720/
Fuhn6715/
Fuggent6711/
Fatn6711/
Fainete6711/
Faiante679/
Funtová678/
Faunova677/
Vaiunth677/
Fuun676/
Vunt675/
Faujang674/
Fuon674/
Fhun673/
Fusn673/
Fauchen672/
Faisent672/
Famn672/
Famt672/
Fasn672/
Fasinte672/
Fauchin672/
Faynete672/
Fumt672/
Fgan672/
Wfan672/
Fayants671/
Faungue671/
Fauscin671/
Faintch671/
Vfan671/
Pfun671/
Fayoung671/
Féan671/
Fujante671/
Faïn671/
Fayhoun671/
Fagient671/
Wfun671/
Fainhet671/
Faujoon671/
Fujn671/
Hfun671/
Fassint670/
Fandthe670/
Facinte670/
Feiandt670/
Fussent670/
Faussin670/

Faunt Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Faunt in the Russian language
Фаунтfaunt-

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