Fontaño Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Fontaño Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fontaño Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612

The alternate forms: Fontano (723) are calculated separately.

Fontaño Last Name Facts

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

Fontaño is carried by more people in Colombia than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Fontano. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fontaño? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 11,742,229th most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Fontaño occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Fontaño are found; 100 percent are found in South America and 100 percent are found in Caribbean South America.

Fontaño is most commonly held in Colombia, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 23,887,036. In Colombia Fontaño is primarily concentrated in: Antioquia Department, where 50 percent live and Capital District, where 50 percent live.

Fontaño Last Name Statistics demography

Fontaño earn more than double the average income. In Colombia they earn 118.24% more than the national average, earning $49,546,300 COP per year.

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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 Fontaño
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