Fontani Surname

144,828th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,066 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Fontani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fontani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy2,8101:21,7643,786
Brazil681:3,148,15291,004
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
France451:1,476,060142,161
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
England31:18,572,686338,250
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Fontáni (4) are calculated separately.

Fontani (24) may also be a first name.

Fontani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fontani (Russian: Фонтани) is more frequently found in Italy than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Fontáni. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fontani? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 144,828th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,376,890 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Fontani reside; 92 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 92 percent reside in Italic Europe. Fontani is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently used forename throughout the world, held by 24 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Italy, where it is held by 2,810 people, or 1 in 21,764. In Italy it is mostly found in: Tuscany, where 93 percent are found, Emilia-Romagna, where 3 percent are found and Lazio, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Italy this surname exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 2 percent are found and The Dominican Republic, where 2 percent are found.

Fontani Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fontani has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fontani surname expanded 1,850 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fontani Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Fontani are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fontani earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 19.36% less than the national average, earning €24,216 per year and in United States they earn 34.9% more than the national average, earning $58,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fontáni954/
Fontanie93240/
Fontanyi93148/
Fontaniy9316/
Fontaini933/
Fontanis932/
Fontanei931/
Fontanio931/
Fontanni931/
Fontanai931/
Fontannyi886/
Fontanais883/
Fountanie882/
Fountanyi881/
Fontainie881/
Fontana86124,449/
Fontane86768/
Fontany86195/
Fantani86133/
Fontoni8665/
Fontané868/
Fontaine80105,163/
Fontanez8010,314/
Fontanet803,343/
Fontanes80633/
Fontaiña80375/
Fontange80289/
Fontayne80256/
Fontagne80228/
Fontaina80224/
Fontányi80170/
Fontanay8097/
Fontaney8095/
Fontanna8092/
Fountana8053/
Fontanne8051/
Fontonio8022/
Fontaner807/
Fonntana803/
Fontaned802/
Fonttana802/
Fontanés802/
Fantanio802/
Fontonoi801/
Fountane801/
Fantanni801/
Fontonie801/
Fontaneu801/
Fontaune801/
Fontaìna801/
Fonteini801/
Fontanea801/
Fontonis801/
Fountaine752,238/
Fontaines75296/
Phonthani7566/
Fontainez7551/
Fontagnes7520/
Fontaynes7513/
Fontannay7511/
Fontainne756/
Fontangne756/
Fontaness755/
Fountayne754/
Fantanish754/
Fonttaine752/
Fountanez752/
Fontannez752/
Fonntaine751/
Fontainge751/
Fontanych751/
Fointaine751/
Fontaagne751/
Fontaaine751/
Fontagney751/
Fontainer751/
Fontainés751/
Fontannes751/
Fountanet751/
Fantana71285/
Fontona7175/
Fantane7141/
Fontone7128/
Fontány7124/
Fontána715/
Fantany712/
Fountainee711/
Fountainez711/
Fointaines711/
Fontaineaz711/
Fontaneová711/
D'Fontaine711/
Fomtoni711/
Founttaine710/
Fonteyne671,876/
Fonteina67445/
Fonteine67147/
Fontánez6796/
Phantani6758/
Fontañez6726/
Fantaine6721/
Fonteiña6720/
Fontones6710/
Fontonet679/
Fantanez678/
Fontonez675/
Fontaíña675/
Fantasny674/
Fomtaine672/
Fontoine672/
Phontany671/
Fantaina671/
Fontoney671/
Fontonoy671/
Fantanes671/
Fantonni671/
Fanthane671/
Phonthamnit671/
Fantouni671/
Phontana671/
Fontouna671/
Fontonne670/
Fauntane670/
Fontonna670/
Vantanyi670/

Fontani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fontani in the Russian language
Фонтаниfontani-

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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 Fontani
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