Fontané Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Fontané Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Fontane (768) are calculated separately.
Fontané Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fontané Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fontané is more frequently found in Spain than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Fontane. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Fontané? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,723,624th most prevalent family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Fontané live; 88 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 88 percent live in Iberian Europe.
This last name is most prevalent in Spain, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 6,678,862. In Spain it is primarily found in: Catalonia, where 86 percent live and Balearic Islands, where 14 percent live. Outside of Spain Fontané exists in one country. It is also common in Switzerland, where 13 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
- 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 Fontané
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