Fontainhas Surname

693,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 426 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Fontainhas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fontainhas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal3591:29,0201,851
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
France71:9,488,960336,266
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
England11:55,718,059489,080
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Fontaínhas (63) are calculated separately.

Fontainhas Last Name Facts

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

Fontainhas occurs more in Portugal more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Fontaínhas. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fontainhas? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 693,669th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 17,106,915 people. Fontainhas is primarily found in Europe, where 88 percent of Fontainhas live; 86 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 86 percent live in Iberian Europe.

It is most frequent in Portugal, where it is borne by 359 people, or 1 in 29,020. Aside from Portugal it occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 8 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Fontainhas Last Name Statistics demography

Fontainhas earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

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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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  • 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 Fontainhas
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