Fonteijn Surname

655,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 460 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Fonteijn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fonteijn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3941:42,8617,259
Belgium411:280,40633,354
England161:3,482,379114,324
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Fonteijn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fonteijn is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Fonteijn click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fonteijn? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fonteijn is the 655,080th most frequent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 15,842,491 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Fonteijn live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Fonteijn is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 394 people, or 1 in 42,861. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: Limburg, where 29 percent are found, Gelderland, where 22 percent are found and North Holland, where 14 percent are found. Excluding The Netherlands it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 9 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fonteijne9491/
Fontein931,113/
Fontijn93773/
Fontejon88895/
Fontijne88200/
Fonteine88147/
Fontijon8888/
Fountein888/
Fointein887/
Fonteyn801,644/
Fontain80527/
Fontoin8039/
Vontein8017/
Fantein807/
Fontene804/
Fontien803/
Fontuin801/
Fonteen800/
Fontean800/
Fountain7533,402/
Fonteyne751,876/
Vonthein7528/
Fontheim7510/
Fondtain759/
Fauntein754/
Fonthina752/
Fontegne751/
Pfuntein751/
Fontainn751/
Fointain751/
Fountoin751/
Fountien751/
Funteing751/
Fonteyen751/
Fontoing751/
Founteun751/
Fonntain750/
Fountuin750/
Fontan7111,408/
Fontán71184/
Fountoing713/
Fontàn713/
Fountaiin712/
Foundtain711/
Fountehan711/
Fonteyang711/
Founhtain711/
Fontane67768/
Fontant67122/
Fantene67104/
Fontang6791/
Fontine6771/
Vonthin6710/
Fontaim679/
Fantain678/
Fountan677/
Funtain674/
Fantoin673/
Fontayn673/
Vantein673/
Fomteyn671/
Fantien671/
Vontean671/
Fontêne671/
Fontand671/
Fontainová671/
Fonteñe671/
Fonthén671/
Fontoun671/

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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 Fonteijn
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