Font Surname

16,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,892 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Andorra

Font Surname Definition:

Found in Catalonia and Majorca, name means main or principal.

Catalan name. One branch in the Balearic Islands.

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Font Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain17,4491:2,679314
France3,5131:18,9082,141
United States2,4451:148,24515,284
Cuba2,2771:5,060581
Argentina2,1521:19,8621,676
Venezuela9961:30,3251,852
Andorra7741:10810
Dominican Republic5011:20,8241,368
Uruguay3061:11,2151,260
Mexico2871:432,4958,290
Puerto Rico2031:17,488666
Hungary1971:49,8295,319
Brazil1941:1,103,47638,577
Guatemala1941:82,9002,758
Chile1721:102,4213,844
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
England1261:442,20729,452
Romania1131:177,68018,230
Portugal1041:100,1754,850
Thailand981:720,799118,830
Canada971:379,85133,859
Costa Rica781:61,2831,297
Netherlands591:286,22334,881
Philippines291:3,490,973149,374
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Panama271:144,8984,800
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
Ecuador221:722,99312,618
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Italy211:2,912,22398,106
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Turkey201:3,891,07197,520
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Paraguay151:482,4506,463
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Wales121:257,87814,969
Colombia91:5,308,23018,838
Qatar91:262,00030,726
China71:195,331,65210,124
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Jersey51:19,8403,614
El Salvador51:1,268,7784,375
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Saint Lucia31:59,5942,472
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:295,32411,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1111:452,42132,615

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.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Latin fons, a spring. De Fonte, Ad Fontem. H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

User-submitted Reference

Font means 'fountain' in the Catalan language.

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Font Last Name Facts

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

The last name Font (Russian: Фонт) occurs more in Spain more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Font? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 16,881st most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 221,560 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Font are found; 56 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 56 percent are found in Iberian Europe. It is also the 1,152,838th most prevalent given name internationally. It is borne by 71 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Spain, where it is held by 17,449 people, or 1 in 2,679. In Spain it is most frequent in: Catalonia, where 69 percent live, Valencian Community, where 12 percent live and Balearic Islands, where 11 percent live. Barring Spain Font occurs in 84 countries. It also occurs in France, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Font Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Font has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Font last name increased 2,203 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 450 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Font Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Font last name are 34.98% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 88.21% registered to vote for the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fonte8916,080/
Fonts89763/
Fontt89261/
Foint8977/
Foont8935/
Fonth8932/
Fount8918/
Pfont8917/
Fondt8914/
Fojnt892/
Foynt891/
Fon8616,935/
Fonttz8064/
Foinet8060/
Fontte8010/
Fountz802/
Fontch801/
Fonthe801/
Foundt801/
Founts800/
Pfonte800/
Fointh800/
Pfonts800/
Fong75103,120/
Fant757,505/
Foon754,255/
Fone753,298/
Foin751,269/
Funt751,262/
Fond751,182/
Fohn75733/
Fonn75388/
Foyn75336/
Fhon75193/
Foun75165/
Fonh75129/
Vont75106/
Fojn758/
Fonc756/
Fuon754/
Wfon753/
Fotn752/
Fonq752/
Fomt751/
Fgon751/
Fosn751/
Ffon751/
Hfon751/
Fontova73585/
Pfountz7383/
Fontová732/
Pfontte730/
Foong6715,634/
Fante672,506/
Fotin672,048/
Foune67987/
Found67585/
Faunt67555/
Fosen67422/
Funte67343/
Fonne67301/
Fuong67225/
Foung67207/
Foing67197/
Fogne67184/
Fotyn67164/
Fongy67105/
Pfunt6779/
Fotem6773/
Fosin6768/
Fanth6764/
Foine6762/
Foten6762/
Founk6760/
Foyne6751/
Fonds6751/
Fhong6742/
Fhoon6731/
Fotne6726/
Foone6721/
Foonk6719/
Fandt6718/
Foinette6717/
Fomne6713/
Fotyń6712/
Fantt6710/
Pfoun6710/
Phont679/
Fonhe679/
Vuont678/
Fants677/
Foynn676/
Fotim676/
Funth676/
Pfonk675/
Foimn674/
Hfong673/
Funts673/
Fomts673/
Foßen673/
Fundt672/
Fongg672/
Fotym672/
Fottn672/
Fhoun671/
Fuonn671/
Fuosn671/
Foinn671/
Fongh671/
Vount671/
Ffong671/
Voint671/
Foind671/
Fojnd671/
Foond671/
Footn671/
Fonng671/
Vfone671/
Foonh671/
Fhone671/
Focen670/
Fonnk670/
Foussent670/
Pfohn670/
Vondt670/
Pfant670/
Faant670/
Fouhn670/

Font Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Font in the Russian language
Фонтfont-

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