Fontan Surname
Approximately 11,408 people bear this surname
Fontan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 3,828 | 1:12,213 | 1,413 |
| France | 2,715 | 1:24,465 | 2,902 |
| Argentina | 2,071 | 1:20,639 | 1,749 |
| United States | 820 | 1:442,023 | 37,980 |
| Puerto Rico | 677 | 1:5,244 | 351 |
| Brazil | 371 | 1:577,020 | 21,523 |
| Uruguay | 252 | 1:13,618 | 1,541 |
| Italy | 190 | 1:321,877 | 39,455 |
| Mexico | 88 | 1:1,410,525 | 15,733 |
| Portugal | 75 | 1:138,910 | 6,177 |
| Thailand | 51 | 1:1,385,066 | 192,885 |
| Venezuela | 38 | 1:794,844 | 12,955 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Switzerland | 25 | 1:328,517 | 25,592 |
| Austria | 19 | 1:448,181 | 44,644 |
| Andorra | 16 | 1:5,240 | 1,042 |
| El Salvador | 16 | 1:396,493 | 2,687 |
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 14 | 1:252,600 | 12,031 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| Cuba | 5 | 1:2,304,543 | 8,951 |
| Colombia | 5 | 1:9,554,814 | 25,159 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 57 | 1:881,030 | 53,642 |
The alternate forms: Fontán (184) & Fontàn (3) are calculated separately.
Fontan (54) may also be a first name.
Fontan Demographics
Fontan Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Fontan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fontan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fontan (Hindi: फोन्तन) is found in Spain more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Fontán or Fontàn. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fontan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 45,478th most widely held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 638,810 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Fontan are found; 36 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 34 percent are found in Iberian Europe. Fontan is also the 1,350,955th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 54 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Spain, where it is carried by 3,828 people, or 1 in 12,213. In Spain Fontan is most common in: Galicia, where 62 percent live, Madrid, where 9 percent live and Andalusia, where 7 percent live. Barring Spain this last name is found in 49 countries. It is also common in France, where 24 percent live and Argentina, where 18 percent live.
Fontan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Fontan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fontan surname expanded 1,439 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Fontan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Fontan last name are 33.83% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 87.06% being registered to vote for the political 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
Fontan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fontan in the Hindi language | ||
| फोन्तन | phontana | - |
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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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- 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 Fontan
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