Fontaniva Surname

1,403,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Fontaniva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fontaniva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1521:1,408,38447,527
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Fontaniva Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fontaniva is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fontaniva? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fontaniva is the 1,403,590th most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 47,016,425 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Fontaniva are found; 99 percent are found in South America and 98 percent are found in Luso-South America.

This last name is most common in Brazil, where it is carried by 152 people, or 1 in 1,408,384. In Brazil it is mostly found in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 82 percent are found, Santa Catarina, where 9 percent are found and Paraná, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Brazil it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Colombia, where 1 percent are found and Paraguay, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fontaniova951/
Fontanive892,460/
Fontanyova841/
Fontanivie841/
Fontaanive841/
Fontanibe787/
Fantanive781/
Fontanyová745/
Fontaneuve742/
Fontainewa741/
Fontányová6316/
Vantanibha634/

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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 Fontaniva
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