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

Fontam is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fontam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,649,889th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname Fontam occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Fontam live; 94 percent live in South America and 94 percent live in Luso-South America.

Fontam is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 12,592,608. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: Rio de Janeiro, where 71 percent are found, Alagoas, where 12 percent are found and Paraná, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Brazil this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Fontam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fontam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fontam surname decreased 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
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  • 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
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