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

Faunt (Russian: Фаунт) is found in Australia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Faunt.

How Common Is The Last Name Faunt? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 568,972nd most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 13,130,713 people. The last name Faunt is mostly found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Faunt reside; 43 percent reside in North America and 43 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357th most numerous given name throughout the world, borne by 13 people.

This surname is most common in Australia, where it is borne by 215 people, or 1 in 125,561. In Australia it is most common in: New South Wales, where 60 percent reside, South Australia, where 18 percent reside and Queensland, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Australia it exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent reside and England, where 15 percent reside.

Faunt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Faunt has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 716 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 120 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Faunt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Faunt last name is predominantly Catholic (93%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Faunt surname are 1.53% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.76% being registered to vote for the 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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