Fonteau Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Fonteau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fonteau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France651:1,021,888113,182
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Fonteau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fonteau is found in France more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Fonteau.

How Common Is The Last Name Fonteau? popularity and diffusion

Fonteau is the 2,312,869th most frequent last name globally, held by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. Fonteau occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Fonteau are found; 88 percent are found in Caribbean and 88 percent are found in Gallo-Caribbean.

The last name is most prevalent in France, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 1,021,888. In France it is most numerous in: Martinique, where 63 percent reside, Guadeloupe, where 26 percent reside and Occitanie, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account France Fonteau is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Haiti, where 3 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fontea921/
Fountea8636/
Fantea7791/
Fontia776/
Fontya771/
Fontius71137/
Fontiou711/
Fointiat675/
Vontia6270/
Fantia6217/
Fantiu622/
Vontyu621/
Fantias5736/
Vantieu577/
Phantea572/
Fantius572/
Fantayia534/
Fantyaye531/
Fahantia531/
Phonthiua508/
Fantiajoh501/

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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 Fonteau
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