Fontanes Surname

515,280th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 633 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Puerto Rico

Fontanes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fontanes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3001:1,208,19685,916
France1001:664,22785,408
Argentina681:628,58044,177
Spain681:687,53030,300
Chile341:518,13213,148
Puerto Rico221:161,3702,003
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Panama91:434,6958,518
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Fontanés (2) are calculated separately.

Fontanes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fontanes is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Fontanés. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fontanes? popularity and diffusion

Fontanes is the 515,280th most commonly held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 11,512,711 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Fontanes reside; 48 percent reside in North America and 47 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Fontanes is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 300 people, or 1 in 1,208,196. In The United States Fontanes is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 32 percent live, Florida, where 14 percent live and California, where 14 percent live. Not including The United States Fontanes exists in 15 countries. It is also found in France, where 16 percent live and Argentina, where 11 percent live.

Fontanes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fontanes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fontanes last name grew 30,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fontanes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fontanes last name are 42.42% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.65% being registered with the political party.

Fontanes earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.22% less than the national average, earning $43,052 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fontanés962/
Fontaines94296/
Fontanges94174/
Fontanese9473/
Fontagnes9420/
Fontaynes9413/
Fontaness945/
Fontanies942/
Fontannes941/
Fontane93768/
Fointaines891/
Fontanesse891/
Fontaine88105,163/
Fontanez8810,314/
Fontanet883,343/
Fontange88289/
Fontayne88256/
Fontanie88240/
Fontagne88228/
Fontaney8895/
Fontanne8851/
Fontones8810/
Fontaner887/
Fontanec886/
Fontenes883/
Fontaned882/
Fontanis882/
Fontanei881/
Fountane881/
Fantanes881/
Funtanes881/
Fontaneu881/
Fontaune881/
Fontanea881/
Fantanesh8220,122/
Fountaine822,238/
Fontainez8251/
Fontainne826/
Fontangne826/
Fountayne824/
Fontanais823/
Fonttaine822/
Fountanez822/
Fountanie822/
Fontannez822/
Fonteynes822/
Fonntaine821/
Fontainge821/
Fontainie821/
Fontonges821/
Fointaine821/
Fontaagne821/
Fontaaine821/
Fontagney821/
Fontainer821/
Fontainés821/
Fountanet821/
Fontanios821/
Fontana80124,449/
Fontani803,066/
Fontany80195/
Fantane8041/
Fontone8028/
Fontané808/
Fountainee781/
Fountainez781/
Fontaineaz781/
Fontaneová781/
D'Fontaine781/
Fantainesh781/
Fantaneshe781/
Founttaine780/
Fonteyne751,876/
Fontaina75224/
Fontanyi75148/
Fonteine75147/
Fontanay7597/
Fontánez7596/
Fontanna7592/
Fountana7553/
Fontañez7526/
Fantaine7521/
Fontenez7521/
Fontaniy7516/
Fontonet759/
Fantanez758/
Fontonez755/
Fonntana753/
Fontaini753/
Fomtaine752/
Fontoine752/
Fonttana752/
Fontoney751/
Fontanio751/
Fontanni751/
Fanthane751/
Fontenis751/
Fontonie751/
Fontaìna751/
Fontanai751/
Fontonis751/
Fontonne750/
Fauntane750/
Fantahune711,932/
Fonteijne7191/
Fontenais7125/
Fonteiner7123/
Fontannay7111/
Fontannyi716/
Fonteñies714/
Fantanish714/
Fauntaine712/
Fountanyi711/
Fontanych711/
Fontenoys711/
Phonthane711/
Fantana67285/
Fantani67133/
Fontona6775/
Fontoni6765/
Fontány6724/
Fontána675/
Fontáni674/
Phonthanee674/
Fantany672/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fontanes
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