Font Surname
Approximately 32,892 people bear this surname
Font Surname Definition:
Found in Catalonia and Majorca, name means main or principal.
Catalan name. One branch in the Balearic Islands.
Read More About This SurnameFont Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 17,449 | 1:2,679 | 314 |
| France | 3,513 | 1:18,908 | 2,141 |
| United States | 2,445 | 1:148,245 | 15,284 |
| Cuba | 2,277 | 1:5,060 | 581 |
| Argentina | 2,152 | 1:19,862 | 1,676 |
| Venezuela | 996 | 1:30,325 | 1,852 |
| Andorra | 774 | 1:108 | 10 |
| Dominican Republic | 501 | 1:20,824 | 1,368 |
| Uruguay | 306 | 1:11,215 | 1,260 |
| Mexico | 287 | 1:432,495 | 8,290 |
| Puerto Rico | 203 | 1:17,488 | 666 |
| Hungary | 197 | 1:49,829 | 5,319 |
| Brazil | 194 | 1:1,103,476 | 38,577 |
| Guatemala | 194 | 1:82,900 | 2,758 |
| Chile | 172 | 1:102,421 | 3,844 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| England | 126 | 1:442,207 | 29,452 |
| Romania | 113 | 1:177,680 | 18,230 |
| Portugal | 104 | 1:100,175 | 4,850 |
| Thailand | 98 | 1:720,799 | 118,830 |
| Canada | 97 | 1:379,851 | 33,859 |
| Costa Rica | 78 | 1:61,283 | 1,297 |
| Netherlands | 59 | 1:286,223 | 34,881 |
| Philippines | 29 | 1:3,490,973 | 149,374 |
| Germany | 29 | 1:2,776,050 | 134,833 |
| Panama | 27 | 1:144,898 | 4,800 |
| Switzerland | 23 | 1:357,083 | 27,273 |
| Ecuador | 22 | 1:722,993 | 12,618 |
| Australia | 22 | 1:1,227,077 | 66,405 |
| Italy | 21 | 1:2,912,223 | 98,106 |
| New Caledonia | 21 | 1:13,153 | 3,514 |
| Turkey | 20 | 1:3,891,071 | 97,520 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| Paraguay | 15 | 1:482,450 | 6,463 |
| New Zealand | 15 | 1:301,888 | 25,890 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| Colombia | 9 | 1:5,308,230 | 18,838 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| El Salvador | 5 | 1:1,268,778 | 4,375 |
| Mauritius | 4 | 1:323,354 | 10,053 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 1:2,654,108 | 7,945 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Saint Lucia | 3 | 1:59,594 | 2,472 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 15 | 1:295,324 | 11,912 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 28 | 1:870,549 | 37,307 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 111 | 1:452,421 | 32,615 |
Font (71) may also be a first name.
Font Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Found in Catalonia and Majorca, name means main or principal.
Catalan name. One branch in the Balearic Islands.
Latin fons, a spring. De Fonte, Ad Fontem. H.R.
User-submitted Reference
Font means 'fountain' in the Catalan language.
- a1956Font Demographics
Average Font Salary in
United States
$44,522 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Font Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Font Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Font (Russian: Фонт) occurs in Spain more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Font? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 16,881st most common last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 221,560 people. The surname Font is predominantly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Font are found; 56 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 56 percent are found in Iberian Europe. Font is also the 1,152,838th most frequently held forename internationally It is held by 71 people.
Font is most frequently occurring in Spain, where it is held by 17,449 people, or 1 in 2,679. In Spain it is primarily found in: Catalonia, where 69 percent live, Valencian Community, where 12 percent live and Balearic Islands, where 11 percent live. Other than Spain this surname is found in 84 countries. It is also found in France, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.
Font Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Font has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Font surname expanded 2,203 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 450 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Font Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Font last name are 34.98% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 88.21% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Font earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 20.34% less than the national average, earning 275,695 kr per year; in Peru they earn 78.5% more than the national average, earning S/. 34,603 per year; in United States they earn 3.18% more than the national average, earning $44,522 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.38% less than the national average, earning $46,513 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fonte | 89 | 16,080 | / |
| Fonts | 89 | 763 | / |
| Fontt | 89 | 261 | / |
| Foint | 89 | 77 | / |
| Foont | 89 | 35 | / |
| Fonth | 89 | 32 | / |
| Fount | 89 | 18 | / |
| Pfont | 89 | 17 | / |
| Fondt | 89 | 14 | / |
| Fojnt | 89 | 2 | / |
| Foynt | 89 | 1 | / |
| Fon | 86 | 16,935 | / |
| Fonttz | 80 | 64 | / |
| Foinet | 80 | 60 | / |
| Fontte | 80 | 10 | / |
| Fountz | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fontch | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fonthe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Foundt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Founts | 80 | 0 | / |
| Pfonte | 80 | 0 | / |
| Fointh | 80 | 0 | / |
| Pfonts | 80 | 0 | / |
| Fong | 75 | 103,120 | / |
| Fant | 75 | 7,505 | / |
| Foon | 75 | 4,255 | / |
| Fone | 75 | 3,298 | / |
| Foin | 75 | 1,269 | / |
| Funt | 75 | 1,262 | / |
| Fond | 75 | 1,182 | / |
| Fohn | 75 | 733 | / |
| Fonn | 75 | 388 | / |
| Foyn | 75 | 336 | / |
| Fhon | 75 | 193 | / |
| Foun | 75 | 165 | / |
| Fonh | 75 | 129 | / |
| Vont | 75 | 106 | / |
| Fojn | 75 | 8 | / |
| Fonc | 75 | 6 | / |
| Fuon | 75 | 4 | / |
| Wfon | 75 | 3 | / |
| Fotn | 75 | 2 | / |
| Fonq | 75 | 2 | / |
| Fomt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fgon | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fosn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ffon | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hfon | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fontova | 73 | 585 | / |
| Pfountz | 73 | 83 | / |
| Fontová | 73 | 2 | / |
| Pfontte | 73 | 0 | / |
| Foong | 67 | 15,634 | / |
| Fante | 67 | 2,506 | / |
| Fotin | 67 | 2,048 | / |
| Foune | 67 | 987 | / |
| Found | 67 | 585 | / |
| Faunt | 67 | 555 | / |
| Fosen | 67 | 422 | / |
| Funte | 67 | 343 | / |
| Fonne | 67 | 301 | / |
| Fuong | 67 | 225 | / |
| Foung | 67 | 207 | / |
| Foing | 67 | 197 | / |
| Fogne | 67 | 184 | / |
| Fotyn | 67 | 164 | / |
| Fongy | 67 | 105 | / |
| Pfunt | 67 | 79 | / |
| Fotem | 67 | 73 | / |
| Fosin | 67 | 68 | / |
| Fanth | 67 | 64 | / |
| Foine | 67 | 62 | / |
| Foten | 67 | 62 | / |
| Founk | 67 | 60 | / |
| Foyne | 67 | 51 | / |
| Fonds | 67 | 51 | / |
| Fhong | 67 | 42 | / |
| Fhoon | 67 | 31 | / |
| Fotne | 67 | 26 | / |
| Foone | 67 | 21 | / |
| Foonk | 67 | 19 | / |
| Fandt | 67 | 18 | / |
| Foinette | 67 | 17 | / |
| Fomne | 67 | 13 | / |
| Fotyń | 67 | 12 | / |
| Fantt | 67 | 10 | / |
| Pfoun | 67 | 10 | / |
| Phont | 67 | 9 | / |
| Fonhe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Vuont | 67 | 8 | / |
| Fants | 67 | 7 | / |
| Foynn | 67 | 6 | / |
| Fotim | 67 | 6 | / |
| Funth | 67 | 6 | / |
| Pfonk | 67 | 5 | / |
| Foimn | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hfong | 67 | 3 | / |
| Funts | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fomts | 67 | 3 | / |
| Foßen | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fundt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fongg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fotym | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fottn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fhoun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fuonn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fuosn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foinn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fongh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vount | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ffong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voint | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foind | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fojnd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foond | 67 | 1 | / |
| Footn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fonng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vfone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foonh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fhone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Focen | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fonnk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Foussent | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pfohn | 67 | 0 | / |
| Vondt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pfant | 67 | 0 | / |
| Faant | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fouhn | 67 | 0 | / |
Font Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Font in the Russian language | ||
| Фонт | font | - |
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