Fontam Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Fontam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fontam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Fontam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fontam is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Fontam.

How Common Is The Last Name Fontam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,649,889th most frequent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Fontam are found; 94 percent are found in South America and 94 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The surname Fontam is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 12,592,608. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: Rio de Janeiro, where 71 percent live, Alagoas, where 12 percent live and Paraná, where 12 percent live. Not including Brazil this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent live.

Fontam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fontam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fontam last name fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fontham9213/
Fontaim929/
Fonntam920/
Fountam920/
Fontaime862/
Fountaim860/
Fontan8311,408/
Fantam8311/
Fontane77768/
Fontain77527/
Fantham77402/
Fontant77122/
Fontang7791/
Phontam7770/
Fantame7711/
Fountan777/
Fontome774/
Fontayn773/
Fontand771/
Fhantam771/
Fontean770/
Fontaine71105,163/
Fountain7133,402/
Phontham711,707/
Fontayne71256/
Fontagne71228/
Fontanne7151/
Fontheim7110/
Fondtain719/
Fonthang715/
Fountang712/
Fointain711/
Fontainn711/
Fountane711/
Fontaune711/
Fonntain710/
Fountaine672,238/
Fonton671,016/
Fantom67952/
Fontán67184/
Fontão67162/
Vantam67107/
Fantan67107/
Fontanova6727/
Vontom6721/
Fontanová6710/
Fontangne676/
Vontan676/
Fontainne676/
Fountayne674/
Fontàn673/
Fonttaine672/
Foundtain671/
Fontanowa671/
Fontaaine671/
Fontaagne671/
Founhtain671/
Fonntaine671/
Fointaine671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Fontam
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis