Fontaine Surname

5,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105,163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Dominica

Fontaine Surname Definition:

(French) Dweller at, or near, a spouting spring.

Fontaine Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France56,7051:1,17149
Canada16,7571:2,199241
United States16,3041:22,2312,789
Belgium7,3751:1,55983
Cuba1,0501:10,974913
Haiti1,0211:10,4641,093
Germany9931:81,07310,240
Switzerland7961:10,3181,694
England7351:75,8078,584
Dominica4331:17538
Netherlands3661:46,1407,845
Argentina2161:197,88616,431
Australia2021:133,64214,486
Brazil1991:1,075,75037,702
Chile1811:97,3293,686
Thailand1711:413,09072,457
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Dominican Republic1311:79,6413,650
Spain1261:371,04820,817
Mexico1031:1,205,10914,520
Uruguay1011:33,9783,937
French Polynesia861:3,265709
Seychelles761:1,216285
Ecuador701:227,2268,217
Portugal571:182,7767,697
New Caledonia521:5,3121,081
South Africa501:1,083,55464,652
Italy451:1,359,03878,318
Venezuela401:755,10212,515
Luxembourg371:15,6903,536
Madagascar361:656,9402,016
United States Virgin Islands301:3,679609
Singapore211:262,27211,611
China191:71,964,2933,948
Jersey191:5,2211,083
Aruba181:5,749789
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Monaco151:2,471143
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Israel141:611,26042,949
Jamaica141:204,9965,998
Trinidad and Tobago141:97,4276,588
Antigua and Barbuda121:8,264893
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Gibraltar101:3,395741
Norway101:514,22941,629
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Wales101:309,45316,869
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Vanuatu91:29,253714
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Hong Kong81:916,9354,774
Lithuania81:379,32417,382
Peru81:3,973,01532,693
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
British Virgin Islands61:5,266561
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Lebanon61:939,51416,645
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Senegal61:2,429,8904,996
Anguilla51:2,687256
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Saint Lucia51:35,7561,958
Saint Pierre and Miquelon51:1,280241
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Panama41:978,06412,245
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England651:375,00623,176
Wales171:92,2604,121
Jersey151:3,459578
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8381:59,9276,615

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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Fontaine Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fontaine (Arabic: فونتان) occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Fontaine click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fontaine? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fontaine is the 5,393rd most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 69,298 people. Fontaine occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Fontaine are found; 50 percent are found in Western Europe and 48 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Fontaine is also the 189,693rd most frequently held given name on earth. It is borne by 1,650 people.

This surname is most frequent in France, where it is borne by 56,705 people, or 1 in 1,171. In France Fontaine is mostly found in: Réunion, where 23 percent live, Hauts-de-France, where 15 percent live and Île-de-France, where 13 percent live. Apart from France this surname exists in 121 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 16 percent live.

Fontaine Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fontaine has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,946 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,131 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 175 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it contracted 41 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fontaine Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (88%) in Ireland and Sunni (33%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Fontaine last name are 7.13% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.36% being registered to vote for 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fountaine942,238/
Fontaines94296/
Fontainez9451/
Fontainne946/
Fonttaine942/
Fontaiine942/
Fonntaine941/
Fontainge941/
Fontainie941/
Fontaione941/
Fointaine941/
Fontaaine941/
Fontainer941/
Fontane93768/
Fontain93527/
Fontine9371/
Fountainee891/
Fountainez891/
Fointaines891/
Fontaineaz891/
D'Fontaine891/
Founttaine890/
Fountain8833,402/
Fontanez8810,314/
Fontanet883,343/
Fontanes88633/
Fontange88289/
Fontayne88256/
Fontanie88240/
Fontagne88228/
Fontaina88224/
Fontijne88200/
Fonteine88147/
Fontaney8895/
Fontanne8851/
Fantaine8821/
Fondtain889/
Fontaner887/
Fountine883/
Fontaini883/
Fontineu883/
Fomtaine882/
Fontaned882/
Fontinez882/
Fontoine882/
Funtaine882/
Fointain881/
Fontainn881/
Fontanei881/
Fountane881/
Fontinet881/
Fontinie881/
Fontaneu881/
Fontaune881/
Fontiene881/
Fontanea881/
Fontinei881/
Fontines881/
Fonntain880/
Fontiner880/
Fontuine880/
Fontan8611,408/
Fonteijne8291/
Fontignie8266/
Fonteiner8223/
Fontagnes8220/
Fontaynes8213/
Fontangne826/
Fontaness825/
Fountayne824/
Fountaiin822/
Fountanez822/
Fountanie822/
Fauntaine822/
Fontannez822/
Foundtain821/
Founhtain821/
Fontijene821/
Fontaagne821/
Fontagney821/
Fontainés821/
Fontannes821/
Fountanet821/
Fountiner820/
Fontana80124,449/
Fontani803,066/
Fontein801,113/
Fontijn80773/
Fontini80416/
Fantine80217/
Fontany80195/
Fontant80122/
Fontang8091/
Funtane8083/
Fantane8041/
Fontoin8039/
Fontiny8021/
Fontyne8020/
Fontaim809/
Fantain808/
Fontané808/
Fountan807/
Fontene804/
Fontayn803/
Fontien803/
Fontand801/
Fontuin801/
Fontêne801/
Vontine800/
Fontean800/
Fontainová781/
Fontaneová781/
Fantainesh781/
Fonteyne751,876/
Fonteijn75460/
Fonteina75445/
Fontaiña75375/
Fontanyi75148/
Fontinoy75113/
Fontanay7597/
Fontánez7596/
Fontanna7592/
Fontijon7588/
Fontenet7581/
Funtanet7574/
Fountana7553/
Fantinet7553/
Fonteney7535/
Fontañez7526/
Fontenez7521/
Fontenai7518/
Fontaniy7516/
Fantanez758/
Fountein758/
Fointein757/
Fauntain755/
Fonthang755/
Fonntana753/
Fontenes753/
Fontanis752/
Fonttana752/
Fonthina752/
Fontanés752/
Fountang752/
Fanthine752/
Fantaina751/
Fountien751/
Fountoin751/
Fontanio751/
Fontanni751/
Phontain751/
Fantanes751/
Funtanes751/
Fanthane751/
Fontegne751/
Fontoing751/
Fontègne751/
Fontéyne751/
Fontaìna751/
Fonteini751/
Fontieni751/
Fontanai751/
Fontenea750/
Fauntane750/
Fountuin750/
Famtaine750/
Fanntain750/
Fountaim750/
Fantanesh7120,122/
Fantahune711,932/
Fontán71184/
Fantan71107/
Fontinois7136/
Fontenett7131/
Fontanova7127/
Fontenais7125/
Fontam7118/
Fontannay7111/
Fontanová7110/
Vontan716/
Fontannyi716/
Fantainha714/
Fantassin714/
Phontasin714/
Fontàn713/
Fontanais713/
Fountoing713/
Fonteynes712/
Fountanyi711/
Fontanych711/
Fonteyang711/
Fontanowa711/
Fountehan711/
Phonthain711/
Phonthane711/
Fantini6723,823/
Fonteyn671,644/
Vantine671,513/
Fonteny67582/
Phontan67289/
Fantana67285/
Fontena67222/
Fantang67172/
Fantani67133/
Fantene67104/
Fontenaist6754/
Fontány6724/
Vontein6717/
Fontham6713/
Fantiny6712/
Vonthin6710/
Fundtaunet6710/
Fantein677/
Fontána675/
Fonteni675/
Vonthan674/
Fontáni674/
Funtané674/
Fantaun674/
Phonthanee674/
Fantyne674/
Fantoin673/
Fantany672/
Funtana671/
Vontean671/
Fantien671/
Fonteñe671/
Fonthén671/
Fontoun671/
Feuntan671/
Fontiña671/
Funtini671/
Fanthan670/
Fountam670/
Fonntam670/
Fonteen670/
Famtain670/

Fontaine Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fontaine in the Arabic language
فونتانfwntan-
فونتينfwntyn-

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