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 surname Fonteijn is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fonteijn? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 655,080th most frequent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 15,842,491 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Fonteijn are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 94 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 394 people, or 1 in 42,861. In The Netherlands Fonteijn is most prevalent in: Limburg, where 29 percent live, Gelderland, where 22 percent live and North Holland, where 14 percent live. Other than The Netherlands Fonteijn exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 9 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

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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