Fontaine Surname
Approximately 105,163 people bear this surname
Fontaine Surname Definition:
(French) Dweller at, or near, a spouting spring.
Fontaine Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 56,705 | 1:1,171 | 49 |
| Canada | 16,757 | 1:2,199 | 241 |
| United States | 16,304 | 1:22,231 | 2,789 |
| Belgium | 7,375 | 1:1,559 | 83 |
| Cuba | 1,050 | 1:10,974 | 913 |
| Haiti | 1,021 | 1:10,464 | 1,093 |
| Germany | 993 | 1:81,073 | 10,240 |
| Switzerland | 796 | 1:10,318 | 1,694 |
| England | 735 | 1:75,807 | 8,584 |
| Dominica | 433 | 1:175 | 38 |
| Netherlands | 366 | 1:46,140 | 7,845 |
| Argentina | 216 | 1:197,886 | 16,431 |
| Australia | 202 | 1:133,642 | 14,486 |
| Brazil | 199 | 1:1,075,750 | 37,702 |
| Chile | 181 | 1:97,329 | 3,686 |
| Thailand | 171 | 1:413,090 | 72,457 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Dominican Republic | 131 | 1:79,641 | 3,650 |
| Spain | 126 | 1:371,048 | 20,817 |
| Mexico | 103 | 1:1,205,109 | 14,520 |
| Uruguay | 101 | 1:33,978 | 3,937 |
| French Polynesia | 86 | 1:3,265 | 709 |
| Seychelles | 76 | 1:1,216 | 285 |
| Ecuador | 70 | 1:227,226 | 8,217 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| New Caledonia | 52 | 1:5,312 | 1,081 |
| South Africa | 50 | 1:1,083,554 | 64,652 |
| Italy | 45 | 1:1,359,038 | 78,318 |
| Venezuela | 40 | 1:755,102 | 12,515 |
| Luxembourg | 37 | 1:15,690 | 3,536 |
| Madagascar | 36 | 1:656,940 | 2,016 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 30 | 1:3,679 | 609 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| China | 19 | 1:71,964,293 | 3,948 |
| Jersey | 19 | 1:5,221 | 1,083 |
| Aruba | 18 | 1:5,749 | 789 |
| Sweden | 16 | 1:615,422 | 45,338 |
| Monaco | 15 | 1:2,471 | 143 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Israel | 14 | 1:611,260 | 42,949 |
| Jamaica | 14 | 1:204,996 | 5,998 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 14 | 1:97,427 | 6,588 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 12 | 1:8,264 | 893 |
| Czechia | 11 | 1:966,679 | 76,885 |
| Gibraltar | 10 | 1:3,395 | 741 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Vanuatu | 9 | 1:29,253 | 714 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Hong Kong | 8 | 1:916,935 | 4,774 |
| Lithuania | 8 | 1:379,324 | 17,382 |
| Peru | 8 | 1:3,973,015 | 32,693 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Austria | 6 | 1:1,419,239 | 86,529 |
| British Virgin Islands | 6 | 1:5,266 | 561 |
| Ivory Coast | 6 | 1:3,845,205 | 48,272 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Lebanon | 6 | 1:939,514 | 16,645 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Senegal | 6 | 1:2,429,890 | 4,996 |
| Anguilla | 5 | 1:2,687 | 256 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Saint Lucia | 5 | 1:35,756 | 1,958 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 5 | 1:1,280 | 241 |
| Burundi | 4 | 1:2,451,213 | 1,279 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Falkland Islands | 1 | 1:3,132 | 317 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 8 | 1:553,733 | 17,655 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 65 | 1:375,006 | 23,176 |
| Wales | 17 | 1:92,260 | 4,121 |
| Jersey | 15 | 1:3,459 | 578 |
| Guernsey | 2 | 1:16,328 | 1,834 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 838 | 1:59,927 | 6,615 |
Fontaine (1,650) may also be a first name.
Fontaine Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(French) Dweller at, or near, a spouting spring.
Fontaine Demographics
Average Male Fontaine Height
175.8 cm
Average Female Fontaine Height
161.94 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Fontaine Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fontaine Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fontaine (Arabic: فونتان) is found in France more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Fontaine.
How Common Is The Last Name Fontaine? popularity and diffusion
The surname Fontaine is the 5,393rd most numerous family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 69,298 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Fontaine reside; 50 percent reside in Western Europe and 48 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Fontaine is also the 189,693rd most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 1,650 people.
The surname Fontaine is most widely held in France, where it is held by 56,705 people, or 1 in 1,171. In France it is most frequent in: Réunion, where 23 percent live, Hauts-de-France, where 15 percent live and Île-de-France, where 13 percent live. Excluding France this last name is found in 121 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 16 percent live.
Fontaine Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Fontaine has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fontaine surname increased 1,946 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,131 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 175 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it declined 41 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Fontaine Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (88%) in Ireland and Sunni (33%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Fontaine last name are 7.13% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.36% registered with the political party.
The amount Fontaine earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 2.45% more than the national average, earning 354,576 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 63.23% more than the national average, earning R 387,900 per year; in United States they earn 7.16% more than the national average, earning $46,239 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.97% less than the national average, earning $42,247 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Fontaine Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fontaine in the Arabic language | ||
| فونتان | fwntan | - |
| فونتين | fwntyn | - |
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