Fontama Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fontama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fontama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India51:153,413,076951,030
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Fontama (55) may also be a first name.

Fontama Last Name Facts

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

Fontama is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fontama? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,772,636th most prevalent last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 29 percent of Fontama are found; 29 percent are found in South Asia and 29 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,336,256th most common first name worldwide, borne by 55 people.

This last name is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 153,413,076. In India Fontama is most prevalent in: Bihar, where 100 percent are found. Excluding India this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Cameroon, where 24 percent are found.

Fontama Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fontama has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fontama last name grew 125 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fontama Last Name Statistics demography

Fontama earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 94.38% more than the national average, earning $83,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fointama9386/
Fantama8611/
Funtama861/
Fontomas803/
Fointema803/
Fantasma803/
Fontamez802/
Fontaime802/
Fontamot801/
Fontamos801/
Fountami801/
Phontamai755/
Fantami713,572/
Fantoma7183/
Phonthamai7154/
Fantame7111/
Phonthamma714/
Fontome714/
Fontemo711/
Fantamo711/
Famtama711/
Fantomas6719/
Fanntami6712/
Phantama6710/
Vonthoma679/
Phontema674/
Vantamay672/
Phuntama671/
Fantasmi671/
Fantouma671/
Fantomat671/
Fantaami671/

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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 Fontama
  • 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