Fontan Surname

45,478th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,408 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Andorra

Fontan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fontan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain3,8281:12,2131,413
France2,7151:24,4652,902
Argentina2,0711:20,6391,749
United States8201:442,02337,980
Puerto Rico6771:5,244351
Brazil3711:577,02021,523
Uruguay2521:13,6181,541
Italy1901:321,87739,455
Mexico881:1,410,52515,733
Portugal751:138,9106,177
Thailand511:1,385,066192,885
Venezuela381:794,84412,955
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
Austria191:448,18144,644
Andorra161:5,2401,042
El Salvador161:396,4932,687
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Bosnia and Herzegovina141:252,60012,031
England111:5,065,278148,650
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Cuba51:2,304,5438,951
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
China31:455,773,85521,925
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

The alternate forms: Fontán (184) & Fontàn (3) are calculated separately.

Fontan (54) may also be a first name.

Fontan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fontan (Hindi: फोन्तन) occurs most in Spain. It can occur as a variant: Fontán or Fontàn. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fontan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 45,478th most frequent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 638,810 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Fontan live; 36 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 34 percent live in Iberian Europe. It is also the 1,350,955th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 54 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Spain, where it is carried by 3,828 people, or 1 in 12,213. In Spain it is primarily concentrated in: Galicia, where 62 percent reside, Madrid, where 9 percent reside and Andalusia, where 7 percent reside. Not including Spain Fontan is found in 49 countries. It also occurs in France, where 24 percent reside and Argentina, where 18 percent reside.

Fontan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fontan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fontan last name grew 1,439 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fontan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States Fontan are 33.83% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 87.06% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fontan earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.75% more than the national average, earning $44,336 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.41% less than the national average, earning $39,047 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fontán94184/
Fontàn943/
Fontane92768/
Fontain92527/
Fontant92122/
Fontang9291/
Fountan927/
Fontayn923/
Fontand921/
Fontean920/
Fontaine86105,163/
Fountain8633,402/
Fontayne86256/
Fontagne86228/
Fontanne8651/
Fondtain869/
Fonthang865/
Fountang862/
Fointain861/
Fontainn861/
Fountane861/
Fontaune861/
Fonntain860/
Fonton831,016/
Fantan83107/
Funtan8344/
Fontam8318/
Vontan836/
Fountaine802,238/
Fontanova8027/
Fontanová8010/
Fontainne806/
Fontangne806/
Fountayne804/
Fonttaine802/
Foundtain801/
Founhtain801/
Fonntaine801/
Fointaine801/
Fontaagne801/
Fontaaine801/
Fontanowa801/
Fonteyn771,644/
Fontein771,113/
Phontan77289/
Fantang77172/
Funtane7783/
Fantane7741/
Fontoin7739/
Fontone7728/
Fontong7717/
Fontham7713/
Fontaim779/
Fantain778/
Founton775/
Funtain774/
Vonthan774/
Fantaun774/
Vontean771/
Fointon771/
Fonnton771/
Fontoun771/
Feuntan771/
Funtang771/
Fanthan770/
Fountam770/
Fontont770/
Fonntam770/
Foynton770/
Fontoon770/
Fontainová751/
D'Fontaine751/
Founttaine750/
Fantahun7169,614/
Fonteyne711,876/
Fonteijn71460/
Fonteine71147/
Phonthan71137/
Fonthong7159/
Fantaine7121/
Fountong7112/
Fountein718/
Fointein717/
Fauntain715/
Fomtaine712/
Fontoine712/
Funtaine712/
Phontang712/
Fanthaun711/
Fountoin711/
Fonttont711/
Phontain711/
Fanthane711/
Fontoing711/
Foumtang711/
Founteun711/
Feuntang711/
Foontong711/
Fontonne710/
Fountonn710/
Fauntane710/
Fanntain710/
Fountaim710/
Fontão67162/
Fonteijne6791/
Vantan6744/
Fontánová6725/
Foonthong6713/
Fantam6711/
Phontasen6711/
Vonton674/
Fantassin674/
Fantón674/
Phontasin674/
Funtán673/
Fountoing673/
Fauntaine672/
Famtan671/
Phonthain671/
Phonthane671/
Phonthang671/
Vonteauhn670/

Fontan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fontan in the Hindi language
फोन्तनphontana-

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