Fontanela Surname
Approximately 419 people bear this surname
Fontanela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 414 | 1:517,088 | 19,419 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Fontanela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fontanela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fontanela occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Fontanela? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 702,422nd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 17,392,711 people. The last name Fontanela occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Fontanela are found; 99 percent are found in South America and 99 percent are found in Luso-South America.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 414 people, or 1 in 517,088. In Brazil Fontanela is primarily found in: Santa Catarina, where 59 percent reside, Paraná, where 18 percent reside and Rio Grande do Sul, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Brazil Fontanela exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 0 percent reside and The Dominican Republic, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fountanela | 95 | 1 | / |
| Fontanelia | 95 | 1 | / |
| Fontanelias | 90 | 1 | / |
| Fontaneli | 89 | 144 | / |
| Fontanele | 89 | 22 | / |
| Fontanila | 89 | 20 | / |
| Fontanelo | 89 | 17 | / |
| Fontenela | 89 | 2 | / |
| Fantanela | 89 | 1 | / |
| Fontanielo | 84 | 25 | / |
| Fontanilia | 84 | 4 | / |
| Fontanelis | 84 | 3 | / |
| Fontoniela | 84 | 2 | / |
| Fontañelas | 84 | 1 | / |
| Fontanolla | 84 | 1 | / |
| Fontanilya | 84 | 1 | / |
| Fontanilas | 84 | 1 | / |
| Fontanilha | 84 | 1 | / |
| Fontanelhi | 84 | 1 | / |
| Fontagnelo | 84 | 1 | / |
| Fontanalla | 84 | 1 | / |
| Fontaneile | 84 | 1 | / |
| Fontanilhas | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fontaneille | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fontanili | 78 | 661 | / |
| Fontanile | 78 | 129 | / |
| Fontenelo | 78 | 6 | / |
| Fontonele | 78 | 3 | / |
| Fontanilo | 78 | 1 | / |
| Fantaneli | 78 | 1 | / |
| Fantangelo | 74 | 2 | / |
| Funtanilia | 74 | 1 | / |
| Fontañeles | 74 | 1 | / |
| Fantanielo | 74 | 1 | / |
| Fontanailes | 70 | 1 | / |
| Fantoneli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vantanala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fontenallo | 63 | 0 | / |
| Phanthanalay | 57 | 2 | / |
| Phanthanalai | 57 | 1 | / |
| Fantenilio | 53 | 1 | / |
| Fontonilhas | 50 | 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 Fontanela
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