Fontash Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Fontash Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fontash Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine161:2,845,168170,459
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Fontash Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fontash (Russian: Фонташ) is carried by more people in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Fontash.

How Common Is The Last Name Fontash? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,957,383rd most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Fontash live; 96 percent live in Eastern Europe and 96 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Ukraine, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 2,845,168. In Ukraine it is most numerous in: Zakarpattia Oblast, where 25 percent live, Zhytomyr Oblast, where 25 percent live and Kirovohrad Oblast, where 19 percent live. Beside Ukraine Fontash is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 28 percent live and Belarus, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fontas92378/
Fontah9210/
Fountas862,081/
Fontosh86397/
Funtash8619/
Fontase861/
Fontaas861/
Fuontas861/
Fonteas861/
Fonta831,427/
Fontashova829/
Founteas8019/
Fointaha806/
Fountais801/
Founta771,040/
Fontoh77149/
Vontas77112/
Fontos77109/
Fontaa7737/
Fontau7734/
Fantas7727/
Funtas7723/
Fontat7721/
Fantah7714/
Fontàs777/
Fontay774/
Fontai774/
Fontha773/
Fontás773/
Fontoa771/
Fointa771/
Fontaz771/
Fontea771/
Fountos71174/
Funteas7165/
Vountas7148/
Fountea7136/
Funtasz7117/
Vantash7112/
Fantosh7112/
Fontooh7111/
Fountai716/
Phontas716/
Fantahu715/
Foyntos715/
Funtashova713/
Fantashova711/
Fontouh711/
Fonteuh711/
Fauntah711/
Fantaus711/
Fanta6760,678/
Fonto67527/
Fantasse67140/
Vonta6789/
Fontò6714/
Phonthas671/
Fountous671/
Fontá671/
Fantaise671/
Fantache671/
Fontaurz671/
Fantause671/

Fontash Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fontash in the Russian language
Фонташfontas-

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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 Fontash
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