Fontana Surname
Approximately 124,449 people bear this surname
Fontana Surname Definition:
The identical word in latin means "fountain." Characteristic of the landscape from where this surname originated.
"Fontan" is an abbreviation of "fontana" and refers to a fountain. During the Golden Age of Spain it meant an artificial fountain.
Read More About This SurnameFontana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 67,129 | 1:911 | 22 |
| Brazil | 18,050 | 1:11,860 | 670 |
| Argentina | 12,493 | 1:3,421 | 415 |
| United States | 11,435 | 1:31,697 | 3,958 |
| France | 4,498 | 1:14,767 | 1,544 |
| Switzerland | 3,298 | 1:2,490 | 292 |
| Spain | 1,218 | 1:38,384 | 3,763 |
| Uruguay | 852 | 1:4,028 | 472 |
| Dominican Republic | 832 | 1:12,540 | 969 |
| Australia | 744 | 1:36,285 | 4,770 |
| Canada | 673 | 1:54,748 | 6,504 |
| Venezuela | 550 | 1:54,917 | 2,627 |
| Germany | 490 | 1:164,297 | 19,456 |
| Belgium | 393 | 1:29,254 | 4,713 |
| England | 368 | 1:151,408 | 14,447 |
| Chile | 158 | 1:111,497 | 4,092 |
| Costa Rica | 102 | 1:46,863 | 1,110 |
| Ecuador | 90 | 1:176,732 | 7,513 |
| Portugal | 85 | 1:122,568 | 5,627 |
| Peru | 82 | 1:387,611 | 12,644 |
| Croatia | 80 | 1:52,858 | 10,072 |
| Austria | 78 | 1:109,172 | 15,555 |
| Paraguay | 74 | 1:97,794 | 2,299 |
| Mexico | 59 | 1:2,103,834 | 19,255 |
| Sweden | 53 | 1:185,788 | 12,836 |
| South Africa | 52 | 1:1,041,879 | 63,251 |
| Thailand | 49 | 1:1,441,599 | 197,614 |
| Luxembourg | 42 | 1:13,822 | 2,948 |
| Scotland | 37 | 1:144,698 | 8,671 |
| Denmark | 33 | 1:171,052 | 14,584 |
| Honduras | 26 | 1:339,094 | 2,848 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Netherlands | 21 | 1:804,151 | 59,518 |
| Philippines | 21 | 1:4,820,868 | 168,058 |
| Russia | 21 | 1:6,863,003 | 268,198 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Czechia | 15 | 1:708,898 | 64,682 |
| Finland | 15 | 1:366,447 | 25,366 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:238,041 | 14,239 |
| Guatemala | 12 | 1:1,340,222 | 5,550 |
| Hungary | 9 | 1:1,090,697 | 49,203 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Romania | 6 | 1:3,346,312 | 56,696 |
| Bolivia | 5 | 1:2,123,287 | 6,830 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| San Marino | 3 | 1:11,071 | 699 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Dominica | 2 | 1:37,946 | 685 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Montenegro | 2 | 1:319,782 | 7,691 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 25 | 1:975,015 | 39,671 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 85 | 1:590,808 | 39,807 |
The alternate forms: Fontána (5) are calculated separately.
Fontana (2,313) may also be a first name.
Fontana Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
The identical word in latin means "fountain." Characteristic of the landscape from where this surname originated.
"Fontan" is an abbreviation of "fontana" and refers to a fountain. During the Golden Age of Spain it meant an artificial fountain.
Castilian name common throughout the Peninsula.
See De la Fuente, Fuentes.
(Italian) Dweller at, or near, a spring.
User-submitted Reference
Italian last name which means "fountain".
- renatofontanaFontana Demographics
Fontana Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Fontana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fontana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fontana (Arabic: فونتاني, Russian: Фонтана) occurs in Italy more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Fontána. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fontana? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,517th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 58,558 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Fontana live; 56 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 55 percent live in Italic Europe. Fontana is also the 154,842nd most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 2,313 people.
The surname is most widespread in Italy, where it is carried by 67,129 people, or 1 in 911. In Italy Fontana is primarily found in: Lombardy, where 32 percent live, Emilia-Romagna, where 12 percent live and Veneto, where 10 percent live. Besides Italy Fontana occurs in 101 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 15 percent live and Argentina, where 10 percent live.
Fontana Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Fontana has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fontana last name rose 13,453 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,472 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Fontana Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Melkite Greek Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Fontana surname are 4.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.94% registered with the party.
The amount Fontana earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 0.76% less than the national average, earning €29,801 per year; in Peru they earn 130.04% more than the national average, earning S/. 44,593 per year; in South Africa they earn 703.25% more than the national average, earning R 1,908,820 per year; in United States they earn 15.5% more than the national average, earning $49,837 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.13% more than the national average, earning $56,704 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Fontana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fontana in the Russian language | ||
| Фонтана | fontana | - |
| Fontana in the Arabic language | ||
| فونتاني | fwntany | - |
| فونتانا | fwntana | - |
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