Fonta Surname

272,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,427 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Fonta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fonta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France7331:90,61813,048
Spain2441:191,60713,300
Ukraine1011:450,72053,076
Romania881:228,15822,067
Cameroon701:296,70127,784
United States411:8,840,462379,649
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
England41:13,929,515290,718
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
China21:683,660,78330,601
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

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

Fonta (135) may also be a first name.

Fonta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fonta (Arabic: فونتا, Hindi: फोन्ता, Russian: Фонта) is found in France more than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Fontá. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fonta? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fonta is the 272,669th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,106,900 people. Fonta occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Fonta are found; 52 percent are found in Western Europe and 52 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Fonta is also the 797,647th most prevalent given name at a global level It is held by 135 people.

The last name is most commonly held in France, where it is held by 733 people, or 1 in 90,618. In France it is most numerous in: Occitanie, where 66 percent are found, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 12 percent are found and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account France this last name is found in 35 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 17 percent are found and Ukraine, where 7 percent are found.

Fonta Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fonta has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 241 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fonta Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fonta surname are 38.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 91.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Fonta earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 28.39% more than the national average, earning $55,401 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.66% less than the national average, earning $41,404 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fontá931/
Founta911,040/
Fontas91378/
Fontaa9137/
Fontau9134/
Fontat9121/
Fontah9110/
Fontai914/
Fontay914/
Fontha913/
Fontoa911/
Fontea911/
Fointa911/
Fontaz911/
Fountas832,081/
Fountea8336/
Fontash8325/
Fontaia8312/
Fountai836/
Fontaya833/
Fonteas831/
Fuontas831/
Fontaas831/
Fanta8060,678/
Fonte8016,080/
Fonti803,741/
Funta80706/
Fonto80527/
Fonty80415/
Vonta8089/
Fontò8014/
Fonté804/
Founteas7719/
Fointaha776/
Fountais771/
Fontes7396,057/
Fantay731,483/
Founti73531/
Fontez73293/
Fontão73162/
Fonteh73149/
Fontoh73149/
Fantaz73111/
Fontos73109/
Funtha7393/
Fantea7391/
Fontis7382/
Vontau7379/
Fontie7360/
Phonta7356/
Fontep7343/
Fantau7337/
Fontip7337/
Vontaa7334/
Fontti7333/
Fantha7332/
Fontoš7331/
Fantas7327/
Funtaľ7326/
Funtas7323/
Vointa7320/
Fonter7318/
Funtaz7318/
Fontet7316/
Vontha7316/
Funtai7316/
Fantah7314/
Founty7312/
Fannta7312/
Fontte7310/
Fontér7310/
Fontou739/
Fontiz737/
Fontàs737/
Fantat737/
Fantai736/
Fuinta736/
Fontès735/
Fontey733/
Fontio733/
Fontoi733/
Fontás733/
Founto733/
Funtay732/
Faanta732/
Fhanta731/
Fontei731/
Funtat731/
Fantta731/
Foente731/
Fointi731/
Fondto731/
Fonthe731/
Fhunta731/
Fenhta731/
Vontay730/
Pfonte730/
Faunta730/
Fontee730/
Phontha67939/
Fontosh67397/
Fountis67390/
Phontai67201/
Fountos67174/
Fountou67168/
Fonttis6780/
Fontich6773/
Funteas6765/
Fonteez6762/
Facenta6738/
Fonthip6724/
Fantaya6722/
Funtash6719/
Funtasz6717/
Fointeh6714/
Fontooh6711/
Funtaha676/
Phontas676/
Funtoha675/
Fontish675/
Fantahu675/
Foyntos675/
Vountai674/
Fasenta674/
Fuontes673/
Founter673/
Phontad672/
Fonttes672/
Fonteer672/
Fountez671/
Fantaus671/
Ffontes671/
Fauntah671/
Fahanta671/
Fontees671/
Fonteuh671/
Fontouh671/
Fontech671/
Founteh671/
Phoonta671/
Phontat671/
Fhontip671/
Facinta671/
Fanthap671/
Pfontte670/
Fointer670/

Fonta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fonta in the Hindi language
फोन्ताphonta-
Fonta in the Russian language
Фонтаfonta-
Fonta in the Arabic language
فونتاfwnta-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fonta
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