Fontecha Surname

60,222nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,368 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Fontecha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fontecha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia5,9401:8,043963
Spain1,4131:33,0873,307
Philippines3751:269,96939,569
United States2201:1,647,541109,999
Venezuela1901:158,9694,793
Honduras541:163,2672,049
Argentina481:890,48857,418
Ecuador421:378,7119,777
Chile411:429,67011,433
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
England91:6,190,895170,599
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Fontecha Last Name Facts

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

Fontecha is held by more people in Colombia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fontecha? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fontecha is the 60,222nd most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 870,883 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Fontecha live; 75 percent live in South America and 73 percent live in Caribbean South America.

The last name Fontecha is most numerous in Colombia, where it is carried by 5,940 people, or 1 in 8,043. In Colombia Fontecha is primarily found in: Capital District, where 43 percent reside, Santander Department, where 35 percent reside and Cundinamarca Department, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Colombia this last name is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 17 percent reside and The Philippines, where 4 percent reside.

Fontecha Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fontecha last name are 40.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.55% being registered with the political party.

The amount Fontecha earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 1.36% less than the national average, earning $22,394,700 COP per year and in United States they earn 10.61% more than the national average, earning $47,728 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fonteca933/
Funtecha88191/
Fonteche8884/
Fonticha884/
Fontecia882/
Fontesha882/
Fontechi881/
Fontacha881/
Fontecho881/
Phontecha82342/
Fontechio821/
Fonteza802/
Fontesa801/
Fontechhio782/
Fantechi751,224/
Fontiche75102/
Funticha7578/
Fontessa7562/
Fontetxa751/
Fontaica750/
Phontacha712/
Phomtecha711/
Phontecho711/
Fontiza6735/
Fanteza6715/
Fantica672/
Fontejo671/
Fontico670/

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Footnotes

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