Fontant Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Fontant Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fontant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1081:615,02580,926
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Fontant Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fontant occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fontant? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,637,889th most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 59,733,983 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Fontant live; 89 percent live in Western Europe and 89 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Fontant is most frequent in France, where it is borne by 108 people, or 1 in 615,025. In France Fontant is primarily found in: Île-de-France, where 50 percent live, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 18 percent live and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 10 percent live. Beside France this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

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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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  • 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 Fontant
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