Fauntain Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Malawi

Fauntain Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fauntain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:809,97950,387

Fauntain (6) may also be a first name.

Fauntain Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fauntain is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Fauntain click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fauntain? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most numerous family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 40 percent of Fauntain are found; 40 percent are found in Southern Africa and 40 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,967,096th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 6 people.

Fauntain is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Louisiana, where 50 percent are found and Tennessee, where 50 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent are found and Malawi, where 20 percent are found.

Fauntain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fauntain has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 97 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Fauntain
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