Fontaiña Surname

761,666th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 375 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Fontaiña Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fontaiña Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain2751:170,00712,175
Argentina901:474,92735,376
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

The alternate forms: Fontaina (224), Fontaíña (5) & Fontaìna (1) are calculated separately.

Fontaiña Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fontaiña is borne by more people in Spain than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Fontaina, Fontaíña or Fontaìna. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fontaiña? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fontaiña is the 761,666th most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,433,456 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Fontaiña are found; 73 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 73 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Spain, where it is borne by 275 people, or 1 in 170,007. In Spain Fontaiña is mostly found in: Galicia, where 86 percent reside, Basque Country, where 7 percent reside and Andalusia, where 5 percent reside. Besides Spain this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 24 percent reside and Venezuela, where 2 percent reside.

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