Fontein Surname

332,300th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Fontein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fontein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands6531:25,8614,214
Germany2101:383,35935,976
South Africa1491:363,60933,044
United States341:10,660,557428,392
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
England81:6,964,757184,742
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Fontein Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fontein occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fontein? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 332,300th most frequently used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 6,547,660 people. The last name Fontein occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Fontein live; 79 percent live in Western Europe and 78 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 653 people, or 1 in 25,861. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: Gelderland, where 28 percent live, South Holland, where 22 percent live and North Holland, where 15 percent live. Excluding The Netherlands Fontein occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 19 percent live and South Africa, where 13 percent live.

Fontein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fontein surname are 0.62% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.85% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fontein earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 35.87% less than the national average, earning R 152,388 per year; in United States they earn 12.53% more than the national average, earning $48,555 USD per year and in Canada they earn 90.32% more than the national average, earning $94,558 CAD per year.

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