Fontainas Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Fontainas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
The alternate forms: Fontaiñas (8) & Fontaíñas (1) are calculated separately.
Fontainas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fontainas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fontainas (Arabic: فونتيناس) occurs in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Fontaiñas or Fontaíñas. For other possible spellings of Fontainas click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fontainas? popularity and diffusion
The last name Fontainas is the 3,957,383rd most prevalent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Fontainas are found; 64 percent are found in Western Europe and 64 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.
This surname is most frequent in Belgium, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 718,540. In Belgium it is mostly concentrated in: Brussels Capital Region, where 94 percent live and Walloon Region, where 6 percent live. Besides Belgium this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 24 percent live and Hong Kong, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Fontainas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fontainas in the Arabic language | ||
| فونتيناس | fwntynas | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fontainas
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