Fontanilla Surname

24,337th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Fontanilla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fontanilla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines18,0431:5,611466
United States1,7821:203,40019,974
Saudi Arabia5961:51,7727,760
Colombia5781:82,6543,311
Chile2441:72,1992,952
Spain2431:192,39513,326
Canada2261:163,03416,442
Singapore941:58,5932,307
Argentina871:491,30436,372
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Cuba441:261,8805,025
Venezuela431:702,42011,917
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
United Arab Emirates211:436,29923,129
Guam211:7,6251,143
England171:3,277,533109,658
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
France11:66,422,722504,397
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Fontañilla (1) are calculated separately.

Fontanilla Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fontanilla occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Fontañilla. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fontanilla? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 24,337th most frequently held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 327,899 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 84 percent of Fontanilla reside; 81 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 80 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.

It is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is borne by 18,043 people, or 1 in 5,611. In The Philippines Fontanilla is most common in: Ilocos, where 28 percent live, National Capital Region, where 15 percent live and Calabarzon, where 15 percent live. Outside of The Philippines this surname occurs in 51 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent live.

Fontanilla Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fontanilla has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fontanilla last name grew 17,820 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fontanilla Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fontanilla last name are 11.49% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 64.72% registered with the political party.

The amount Fontanilla earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 10.97% less than the national average, earning $20,211,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 22.23% more than the national average, earning $52,743 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.75% less than the national average, earning $49,310 CAD 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
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  • 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 Fontanilla
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