Fontanel Surname
Approximately 1,726 people bear this surname
Fontanel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 1,180 | 1:56,290 | 7,488 |
| Italy | 409 | 1:149,527 | 23,410 |
| Mexico | 102 | 1:1,216,924 | 14,589 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
Fontanel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fontanel Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fontanel is found in France more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Fontanel? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 233,618th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 4,222,217 people. The surname Fontanel is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of Fontanel reside; 69 percent reside in Western Europe and 69 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.
The last name is most numerous in France, where it is carried by 1,180 people, or 1 in 56,290. In France Fontanel is primarily found in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 58 percent live, Occitanie, where 18 percent live and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 6 percent live. Not including France it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 24 percent live and Mexico, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fontanell | 94 | 106 | / |
| Fontaniel | 94 | 40 | / |
| Fontanael | 94 | 1 | / |
| Fontanesl | 94 | 1 | / |
| Fontenel | 88 | 522 | / |
| Fontanil | 88 | 501 | / |
| Funtanel | 88 | 1 | / |
| Fontonel | 88 | 1 | / |
| Funtaniel | 82 | 207 | / |
| Fontanill | 82 | 69 | / |
| Fontaniol | 82 | 50 | / |
| Fontenell | 82 | 8 | / |
| Fontangli | 82 | 1 | / |
| Fontonell | 82 | 0 | / |
| Fontenil | 75 | 103 | / |
| Fontonil | 75 | 1 | / |
| Funtanil | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vantanel | 75 | 0 | / |
| Funtanill | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fantaniol | 71 | 1 | / |
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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 Fontanel
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