Fontain Surname

591,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 527 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Greenland

Fontain Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fontain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1481:2,449,047150,246
Haiti1151:92,9044,590
Austria661:129,02217,785
Greenland461:1,226181
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
England181:3,095,448105,421
Denmark161:352,79524,706
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Mauritius51:258,6838,939
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
France11:66,422,722504,397
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3821:131,46312,590

Fontain (75) may also be a first name.

Fontain Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fontain is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fontain? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 591,720th most numerous surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 13,828,360 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Fontain live; 37 percent live in North America and 28 percent live in Anglo-North America. Fontain is also the 1,116,575th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 75 people.

The surname Fontain is most common in The United States, where it is held by 148 people, or 1 in 2,449,047. In The United States Fontain is most numerous in: California, where 11 percent reside, Florida, where 10 percent reside and New York, where 9 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in Haiti, where 22 percent reside and Austria, where 13 percent reside.

Fontain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fontain has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 61 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 360 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fontain Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fontain last name are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.64% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fontain earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 25.04% less than the national average, earning R 178,140 per year; in United States they earn 3.65% less than the national average, earning $41,572 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.51% less than the national average, earning $33,032 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fontaine93105,163/
Fountain9333,402/
Fondtain939/
Fointain931/
Fontainn931/
Fonntain930/
Fontan9211,408/
Fountaine882,238/
Fontainne886/
Fonttaine882/
Fountaiin882/
Fontaiine882/
Foundtain881/
Founhtain881/
Fonntaine881/
Fontaione881/
Fointaine881/
Fontaaine881/
Fontein861,113/
Fontijn86773/
Fontane86768/
Fontant86122/
Fontang8691/
Fontine8671/
Fontoin8639/
Fontaim869/
Fantain868/
Fountan867/
Funtain864/
Fontayn863/
Fontien863/
Fontand861/
Fontuin861/
Fontean860/
Fontainová821/
D'Fontaine821/
Founttaine820/
Fonteijn80460/
Fontayne80256/
Fontagne80228/
Fontijne80200/
Fonteine80147/
Fontijon8088/
Fontanne8051/
Fantaine8021/
Fountein808/
Fointein807/
Fauntain805/
Fonthang805/
Fountine803/
Fomtaine802/
Fontoine802/
Funtaine802/
Fonthina802/
Fountang802/
Fountien801/
Fountoin801/
Fountane801/
Phontain801/
Fontoing801/
Fontaune801/
Fontuine800/
Fountuin800/
Fanntain800/
Fountaim800/
Fontán77184/
Fantan77107/
Funtan7744/
Fontam7718/
Vontan776/
Fontàn773/
Fonteijne7591/
Fontanova7527/
Fontanová7510/
Fontangne756/
Fountayne754/
Fantassin754/
Phontasin754/
Fountoing753/
Fauntaine752/
Fonteyang751/
Fontaagne751/
Fontanowa751/
Fountehan751/
Phonthain751/
Fonteyn711,644/
Phontan71289/
Fantine71217/
Fantang71172/
Funtane7183/
Fantane7141/
Vontein7117/
Fontham7113/
Vonthin7110/
Fantein717/
Fontene714/
Vonthan714/
Fantaun714/
Fantoin713/
Vontean711/
Fantien711/
Fonthén711/
Fontoun711/
Fontêne711/
Feuntan711/
Funtang711/
Fanthan710/
Fountam710/
Fonntam710/
Fonteen710/
Famtain710/
Fantahun6769,614/
Fonteyne671,876/
Fontejon67895/
Phonthan67137/
Vonthien6783/
Vonthein6728/
Fantitin6718/
Fontheim6710/
Fauntein674/
Phontien674/
Phontang672/
Fanthine672/
Fanthaun671/
Fanthane671/
Pfuntein671/
Funteing671/
Fontegne671/
Fonteyen671/
Fontègne671/
Fontéyne671/
Foumtang671/
Founteun671/
Feuntang671/
Fantauen671/
Phonthahian671/
Famtaian671/
Fanthing670/
Fauntoin670/
Fauntane670/
Famtaine670/

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