Fones Surname

221,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,844 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Singapore

Fones Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fones Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0421:347,84931,215
England2471:225,57918,901
Mexico2321:535,0279,336
Singapore601:91,7953,674
Argentina591:724,46549,289
Brazil521:4,116,814111,429
Canada471:783,94961,790
Chile391:451,70411,842
Pakistan211:8,506,85244,204
Wales121:257,87814,969
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1211:201,44915,997
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2521:199,28017,365

The alternate forms: Fönes (1) are calculated separately.

Fones (21) may also be a first name.

Fones Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fones (Russian: Фонес) is found most frequently in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant: Fönes. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fones? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 221,309th most common last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,952,031 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Fones reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,368,944th most numerous given name worldwide, held by 21 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,042 people, or 1 in 347,849. In The United States it is most common in: Virginia, where 15 percent reside, Maryland, where 9 percent reside and Illinois, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Fones exists in 26 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent reside and Mexico, where 13 percent reside.

Fones Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fones has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 413 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 204 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fones Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Fones last name are 12.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.11% registered with the party.

The amount Fones earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 18.17% more than the national average, earning $50,988 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.42% more than the national average, earning $50,388 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fönes931/
Founes91872/
Foynes91285/
Fonnes91242/
Fosnes91146/
Foness916/
Fonets914/
Foneas914/
Fonges913/
Fonese913/
Foines912/
Fonest911/
Foneis911/
Fonezs911/
Fone893,298/
Fosness83265/
Fonnest8347/
Foosnes8323/
Founies831/
Fonnesh831/
Fooness831/
Fotnest830/
Fogness830/
Funes8087,238/
Foune80987/
Fenes80912/
Fonge80512/
Fonne80301/
Fanes80259/
Foner80232/
Vones80211/
Fogne80184/
Foney80170/
Fohne8090/
Foine8062/
Fonea8053/
Foyne8051/
Fonje8039/
Fotne8026/
Foone8021/
Fomne8013/
Fonex8013/
Fonhe809/
Foneh808/
Fonet806/
Fonis803/
Fonie803/
Fúnes803/
Fonez802/
Foned801/
Fonei801/
Vfone801/
Fhone801/
Foosness7729/
Fonesová771/
Fonner731,379/
Funese73433/
Feneis73367/
Faunes73359/
Faanes73290/
Fanesh73281/
Vonesh73280/
Fannes73232/
Fanese73111/
Fenies73109/
Fosnea7380/
Fonnie7376/
Fatnes7375/
Fosner7369/
Foigne7366/
Feness7363/
Foinet7360/
Fogner7348/
Vonnes7344/
Fonais7331/
Fohney7330/
Fenesh7329/
Fonnet7328/
Voynes7325/
Founie7321/
Faneus7319/
Fonneh7318/
Feneus7317/
Funeus7316/
Fognie7313/
Funess7312/
Phones7312/
Fongne7311/
Fagnes736/
Fooner736/
Founge736/
Founès736/
Founis736/
Funnes735/
Fonise735/
Voines734/
Voness733/
Fotney733/
Founey733/
Fonhie733/
Founet733/
Fanies732/
Foyner732/
Faneis732/
Feneas732/
Fougne732/
Founje732/
Vounes732/
Fanesd732/
Fotner731/
Funets731/
Funges731/
Funhes731/
Foneth731/
Foonhe731/
Faness731/
Föhnes731/
Futnes731/
Funezs731/
Foënet731/
Fomgne731/
Fonneu731/
Fonnez731/
Foumne731/
Founeh731/
Founez731/
Founne731/
Fanees731/
Fognei731/
Fonnis731/
Faenes731/
Fosney730/
Fonish730/
Founer730/
Feenes730/
Fonett730/
Fooney730/
Fanest730/
Fosgne730/
Fanges730/
Fojner730/
Foniss730/
Foiner730/
Pfunes730/
Fane6769,181/
Foni672,038/
Fottner67708/
Pfannes67618/
Fona67602/
Fougner67539/
Vonesch67482/
Vone67244/
Footner67183/
Foisner67148/
Fony67132/
Fougnie67132/
Fonh67129/
Foisnet67102/
Foutner6792/
Fongnet6774/
Fattnes6739/
Pfonner6735/
Fagnese6728/
Foignet6727/
Vonness6725/
Vonhess6722/
Faaness6718/
Fonnett6715/
Fougnet6713/
Foné677/
Fuinies676/
Foingeh673/
Fottney672/
Faneise672/
Fanesse672/
Founieh672/
Feunets671/
Feneesh671/
Faneesh671/
Fotnais671/
Founett671/
Foytner671/
Fohnner671/
Foitnei671/
Fonneth671/
Founish671/
Vonheys671/
Faunnes671/
Foysner671/
Fongneh671/
Fongnie671/
Fosnett671/
Founnie671/
Vonheus671/
Faugnes671/
Faunges671/
Fuiness670/
Faunies670/
Footnis670/
Foosner670/
Fhennes670/
Fouhner670/

Fones Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fones in the Russian language
Фонесfones-

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