Fontany Surname

1,206,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Fontany Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fontany Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1231:540,02273,838
Russia281:5,147,252226,919
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

The alternate forms: Fontány (24) are calculated separately.

Fontany Last Name Facts

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

Fontany (Russian: Фонтаны) is found in France more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Fontány. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fontany? popularity and diffusion

Fontany is the 1,206,588th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 37,372,030 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Fontany live; 65 percent live in Western Europe and 63 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

It is most frequently held in France, where it is borne by 123 people, or 1 in 540,022. In France it is most numerous in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 50 percent reside, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 18 percent reside and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account France Fontany exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Fontany Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fontany surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the party.

Fontany earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.93% more than the national average, earning $49,592 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fontány9524/
Fontanyi93148/
Fontanay9397/
Fontaney9395/
Fontaniy9316/
Fontannay8811/
Fontannyi886/
Fountanyi881/
Fontanych881/
Fontagney881/
Fontana86124,449/
Fontani863,066/
Fontane86768/
Fontané868/
Fantany862/
Fontaine80105,163/
Fontanez8010,314/
Fontanet803,343/
Fontanes80633/
Fontange80289/
Fontayne80256/
Fontanie80240/
Fontagne80228/
Fontaina80224/
Fontányi80170/
Fontanna8092/
Fountana8053/
Fontanne8051/
Fontaner807/
Fantasny804/
Fonntana803/
Fontaini803/
Fontaned802/
Fontanis802/
Fonttana802/
Fontanés802/
Phontany801/
Fontanei801/
Fontoney801/
Fountane801/
Fontonoy801/
Fontanio801/
Fontanni801/
Fontaneu801/
Fontaune801/
Fontaìna801/
Fontanai801/
Fontanea801/
Fountaine752,238/
Fontaines75296/
Fontainez7551/
Fontagnes7520/
Fontaynes7513/
Fontainne756/
Fontangne756/
Fontaness755/
Fountayne754/
Phonthany753/
Fontanais753/
Fonttaine752/
Fountanez752/
Fountanie752/
Fontannez752/
Fonntaine751/
Fontainge751/
Fontainie751/
Fointaine751/
Fontaagne751/
Fontaaine751/
Fontainer751/
Fontainés751/
Fontannes751/
Fountanet751/
Fantana71285/
Fantani71133/
Funtane7183/
Fontona7175/
Fontoni7165/
Fantane7141/
Fontone7128/
Fontána715/
Fontáni714/
Funtané714/
Fountainee711/
Fountainez711/
Vantany711/
Funtana711/
Fointaines711/
Fontaineaz711/
Fontaneová711/
D'Fontaine711/
Founttaine710/
Fonteyne671,876/
Fonteina67445/
Fontaiña67375/
Fonteine67147/
Fontánez6796/
Funtanet6774/
Fontañez6726/
Fontonio6722/
Fantaine6721/
Fonteiña6720/
Fontones6710/
Fontonet679/
Fantanez678/
Fontonez675/
Fontaíña675/
Fomtaine672/
Fontoine672/
Funtaine672/
Fantanio672/
Fantaina671/
Fontonoi671/
Fantanes671/
Funtanes671/
Fanthane671/
Fantanni671/
Fontonie671/
Fonteini671/
Phontana671/
Fontonis671/
Fontouna671/
Fontonne670/
Fauntane670/
Fontonna670/
Vantanyi670/

Fontany Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fontany in the Russian language
Фонтаныfontany-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fontany
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