Fontein Surname
Approximately 1,113 people bear this surname
Fontein Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 653 | 1:25,861 | 4,214 |
| Germany | 210 | 1:383,359 | 35,976 |
| South Africa | 149 | 1:363,609 | 33,044 |
| United States | 34 | 1:10,660,557 | 428,392 |
| New Zealand | 19 | 1:238,333 | 22,631 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Fontein Demographics
Average Fontein Salary in
United States
$48,555 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Fontein Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fontein Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fontein occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Fontein.
How Common Is The Last Name Fontein? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 332,300th most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,547,660 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Fontein are found; 79 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname Fontein is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 653 people, or 1 in 25,861. In The Netherlands it is most common in: Gelderland, where 28 percent are found, South Holland, where 22 percent are found and North Holland, where 15 percent are found. Beside The Netherlands this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 19 percent are found and South Africa, where 13 percent are found.
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% being registered with the political 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
- 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 Fontein
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