Fontas Surname

757,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 378 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Fontas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fontas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1761:377,40256,030
Spain1091:428,91822,835
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Greece221:503,62763,727
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
England61:9,286,343223,652
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Fontàs (7) & Fontás (3) are calculated separately.

Fontas (18) may also be a first name.

Fontas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fontas (Arabic: فونتاس, Russian: Фонтас) is held by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Fontàs or Fontás. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fontas? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fontas is the 757,040th most widely held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 19,279,222 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Fontas reside; 47 percent reside in Western Europe and 47 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Fontas is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 18 people.

The surname is most common in France, where it is carried by 176 people, or 1 in 377,402. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Occitanie, where 60 percent are found, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 14 percent are found and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 14 percent are found. Barring France it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 29 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Fontas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fontas has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,950 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fontas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fontas surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% registered with the political party.

Fontas earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.31% more than the national average, earning $44,579 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fontàs947/
Fontás943/
Fountas922,081/
Fontash9225/
Fontase921/
Fontaas921/
Fuontas921/
Fonteas921/
Fonta911,427/
Founteas8619/
Fountais861/
Founta831,040/
Vontas83112/
Fontos83109/
Fontaa8337/
Fontau8334/
Fantas8327/
Funtas8323/
Fontat8321/
Fontah8310/
Fontay834/
Fontai834/
Fontha833/
Fontoa831/
Fontea831/
Fointa831/
Fontaz831/
Fontosh77397/
Fountos77174/
Funteas7765/
Vountas7748/
Fountea7736/
Funtash7719/
Funtasz7717/
Phontas776/
Fountai776/
Foyntos775/
Fantaus771/
Fontashova759/
Fanta7360,678/
Fonto73527/
Vonta7389/
Fontò7314/
Fontá731/
Fantasse71140/
Fointaha716/
Fountous711/
Phonthas711/
Fantause711/
Fontaurz711/
Fantaise711/
Fantay671,483/
Fontão67162/
Fontoh67149/
Fantaz67111/
Fantea6791/
Vontau6779/
Phonta6756/
Fantausse6737/
Fantau6737/
Vontaa6734/
Vantas6733/
Fantha6732/
Fontoš6731/
Fantos6729/
Vointa6720/
Funtaz6718/
Vontha6716/
Fantah6714/
Fannta6712/
Fontou679/
Funtasova678/
Fantat677/
Fantai676/
Fantasova676/
Founto673/
Fontey673/
Funtax673/
Fontoi673/
Funtos672/
Faanta672/
Fondto671/
Phonthats671/
Fhanta671/
Fontei671/
Fantta671/
Vontay670/
Faunta670/

Fontas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fontas in the Russian language
Фонтасfontas-
Fontas in the Arabic language
فونتاسfwntas-

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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 Fontas
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