Fontecha Surname
Approximately 8,368 people bear this surname
Fontecha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 5,940 | 1:8,043 | 963 |
| Spain | 1,413 | 1:33,087 | 3,307 |
| Philippines | 375 | 1:269,969 | 39,569 |
| United States | 220 | 1:1,647,541 | 109,999 |
| Venezuela | 190 | 1:158,969 | 4,793 |
| Honduras | 54 | 1:163,267 | 2,049 |
| Argentina | 48 | 1:890,488 | 57,418 |
| Ecuador | 42 | 1:378,711 | 9,777 |
| Chile | 41 | 1:429,670 | 11,433 |
| Mexico | 11 | 1:11,284,200 | 41,789 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Fontecha Demographics
Average Fontecha Salary in
United States
$47,728 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Fontecha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fontecha Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fontecha is borne 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 surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fontecha? popularity and diffusion
It is the 60,222nd most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 870,883 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Fontecha live; 75 percent live in South America and 73 percent live in Caribbean South America.
It is most commonly held in Colombia, where it is carried by 5,940 people, or 1 in 8,043. In Colombia Fontecha is most numerous in: Capital District, where 43 percent live, Santander Department, where 35 percent live and Cundinamarca Department, where 6 percent live. Other than Colombia it occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 17 percent live and The Philippines, where 4 percent live.
Fontecha Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Fontecha are 40.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.55% registered to vote for 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fonteca | 93 | 3 | / |
| Funtecha | 88 | 191 | / |
| Fonteche | 88 | 84 | / |
| Fonticha | 88 | 4 | / |
| Fontecia | 88 | 2 | / |
| Fontesha | 88 | 2 | / |
| Fontechi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Fontacha | 88 | 1 | / |
| Fontecho | 88 | 1 | / |
| Phontecha | 82 | 342 | / |
| Fontechio | 82 | 1 | / |
| Fonteza | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fontesa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fontechhio | 78 | 2 | / |
| Fantechi | 75 | 1,224 | / |
| Fontiche | 75 | 102 | / |
| Funticha | 75 | 78 | / |
| Fontessa | 75 | 62 | / |
| Fontetxa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fontaica | 75 | 0 | / |
| Phontacha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Phomtecha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phontecho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fontiza | 67 | 35 | / |
| Fanteza | 67 | 15 | / |
| Fantica | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fontejo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fontico | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Fontecha
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