Fontanelle Surname

691,116th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 428 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Guyana

Fontanelle Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fontanelle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2211:300,55545,904
United States681:5,330,278267,385
Brazil591:3,628,379101,412
Guyana231:33,1403,492
Italy231:2,658,98696,069
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
England61:9,286,343223,652
Saint Lucia41:44,6952,207
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934

Fontanelle Last Name Facts

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

Fontanelle is more frequently found in France than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fontanelle? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fontanelle is the 691,116th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 17,026,976 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Fontanelle live; 53 percent live in Western Europe and 52 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

Fontanelle is most commonly occurring in France, where it is borne by 221 people, or 1 in 300,555. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 45 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 17 percent reside and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 16 percent reside. Aside from France this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Brazil, where 14 percent reside.

Fontanelle Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Fontanelle are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 83.33% registered with the party.

Fontanelle earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.98% less than the national average, earning $33,666 USD per year.

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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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  • 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 Fontanelle
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