Fontanov Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Fontanov Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 19 | 1:7,585,424 | 283,555 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Fontanov Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fontanov Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fontanov (Russian: Фонтанов) occurs more in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fontanov? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,957,383rd most numerous last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Fontanov live; 76 percent live in Eastern Europe and 76 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
This surname is most commonly held in Russia, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 7,585,424. In Russia Fontanov is most common in: Moscow, where 53 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 11 percent reside and Krasnoyarsk Krai, where 5 percent reside. Beside Russia it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 16 percent reside and Luxembourg, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Fontanov Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fontanov in the Russian language | ||
| Фонтанов | fontanov | - |
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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 Fontanov
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