Fontayne Surname

998,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 256 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Fontayne Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fontayne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2051:324,01349,159
United States381:9,538,393399,091
England31:18,572,686338,250
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Fontayne (47) may also be a first name.

Fontayne Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fontayne is borne by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fontayne? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 998,609th most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 28,466,976 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Fontayne reside; 81 percent reside in Western Europe and 80 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,467,136th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 47 people.

This surname is most frequently used in France, where it is held by 205 people, or 1 in 324,013. In France it is most numerous in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 44 percent are found, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 15 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 12 percent are found. Not including France this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Fontayne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fontayne has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 950 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fontayne Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fontayne last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.56% being registered with the party.

The amount Fontayne earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 27.02% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,148 per year and in United States they earn 28.57% more than the national average, earning $55,476 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fontaynes9413/
Fountayne944/
Fontane93768/
Fontyne9320/
Fontayn933/
Fontaine88105,163/
Fontanez8810,314/
Fontanet883,343/
Fonteyne881,876/
Fontanes88633/
Fontange88289/
Fontanie88240/
Fontagne88228/
Fontaney8895/
Fontanne8851/
Fontaner887/
Fontaned882/
Fontanei881/
Fountane881/
Fontéyne881/
Fontaneu881/
Fontaune881/
Fontanea881/
Fontan8611,408/
Fountaine822,238/
Fontaines82296/
Fontainez8251/
Fontagnes8220/
Fontainne826/
Fontangne826/
Fontaness825/
Fonttaine822/
Fountanez822/
Fountanie822/
Fontannez822/
Fonteynes822/
Fontaiine822/
Fonntaine821/
Fontainge821/
Fontainie821/
Fontaione821/
Fointaine821/
Fontaagne821/
Fontaaine821/
Fontagney821/
Fontainer821/
Fontannes821/
Fountanet821/
Fontana80124,449/
Fontani803,066/
Fonteyn801,644/
Fontain80527/
Fontany80195/
Fontant80122/
Fontang8091/
Funtane8083/
Fontine8071/
Fantane8041/
Fontané808/
Fountan807/
Fontene804/
Fantyne804/
Fontand801/
Fontêne801/
Fontean800/
Fountainee781/
Fountainez781/
Fointaines781/
Fontaineaz781/
Fontaneová781/
D'Fontaine781/
Founttaine780/
Fountain7533,402/
Fontenay75645/
Fontaina75224/
Fontijne75200/
Fontanyi75148/
Fonteine75147/
Fontanay7597/
Fontánez7596/
Fontanna7592/
Fontenet7581/
Funtanet7574/
Fountana7553/
Fonteney7535/
Fontañez7526/
Fantaine7521/
Fontenez7521/
Fontaniy7516/
Fondtain759/
Fantanez758/
Fonthang755/
Fountine753/
Fonntana753/
Fontaini753/
Fontineu753/
Fontenes753/
Fomtaine752/
Fontanis752/
Fontinez752/
Fontoine752/
Fonttana752/
Funtaine752/
Fontanés752/
Fountang752/
Fointain751/
Fontainn751/
Fontinet751/
Fontanio751/
Fontanni751/
Fantanes751/
Funtanes751/
Fanthane751/
Fontegne751/
Fonteyen751/
Fontinie751/
Fontègne751/
Fontaìna751/
Fontiene751/
Fontanai751/
Fontinei751/
Fontines751/
Fonntain750/
Fontiner750/
Fontuine750/
Fontenea750/
Fauntane750/
Fantayenesh742,898/
Fantanesh7120,122/
Fantahune711,932/
Fontán71184/
Fantan71107/
Fonteijne7191/
Fontignie7166/
Fontenett7131/
Fontanova7127/
Fonteiner7123/
Fontam7118/
Fontannay7111/
Fontanová7110/
Vontan716/
Fontannyi716/
Fontàn713/
Fontanais713/
Fountaiin712/
Fauntaine712/
Foundtain711/
Founhtain711/
Fountanyi711/
Fontanych711/
Fonteyang711/
Fontijene711/
Fontainés711/
Fontanowa711/
Fountehan711/
Fantayenh711/
Phontayan711/
Phonthane711/
Fountiner710/
Fontein671,113/
Fontijn67773/
Fonteny67582/
Fontini67416/
Phontan67289/
Fantana67285/
Phonthayan67278/
Fontena67222/
Fantine67217/
Fantang67172/
Fantani67133/
Fantene67104/
Fontoin6739/
Fontány6724/
Fontiny6721/
Fontham6713/
Fundtaunet6710/
Fontaim679/
Fantain678/
Fontána675/
Fonteni675/
Vonthan674/
Fontáni674/
Funtané674/
Fantaun674/
Phonthanee674/
Fontien673/
Fantany672/
Fontainová671/
Funtana671/
Vontean671/
Fomteyn671/
Fonteñe671/
Fonthén671/
Fontoun671/
Fontuin671/
Feuntan671/
Fontiña671/
Fantainesh671/
Fanthan670/
Fountam670/
Fonntam670/
Fonteen670/
Vontine670/

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