Fontanez Surname
Approximately 10,314 people bear this surname
Fontanez Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Rico | 6,221 | 1:571 | 100 |
| United States | 3,563 | 1:101,729 | 11,261 |
| Dominican Republic | 146 | 1:71,458 | 3,346 |
| France | 133 | 1:499,419 | 69,818 |
| Brazil | 113 | 1:1,894,463 | 60,739 |
| Spain | 58 | 1:806,070 | 33,159 |
| Chile | 56 | 1:314,580 | 8,983 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
The alternate forms: Fontánez (96) & Fontañez (26) are calculated separately.
Fontanez (32) may also be a first name.
Fontanez Demographics
Average Male Fontanez Height
174.1 cm
Average Female Fontanez Height
160.88 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Fontanez Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fontanez Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fontanez (Arabic: فونتانيز) occurs more in Puerto Rico more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Fontánez or Fontañez. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fontanez? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 49,817th most common family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 706,568 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Fontanez are found; 62 percent are found in Caribbean and 62 percent are found in Hispano-Caribbean. Fontanez is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly held first name in the world, held by 32 people.
The surname is most common in Puerto Rico, where it is held by 6,221 people, or 1 in 571. In Puerto Rico it is most frequent in: Cayey, where 16 percent are found, Humacao, where 9 percent are found and Caguas, where 8 percent are found. Other than Puerto Rico it exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 35 percent are found and The Dominican Republic, where 1 percent are found.
Fontanez Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Fontanez are 43.11% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.34% registered to vote for the political party.
Fontanez earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.52% less than the national average, earning $35,158 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Fontanez Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fontanez in the Arabic language | ||
| فونتانيز | fwntanyz | - |
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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 Fontanez
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