Fontena Surname
Approximately 222 people bear this surname
Fontena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 103 | 1:171,034 | 5,644 |
| Brazil | 62 | 1:3,452,812 | 97,678 |
| Argentina | 47 | 1:909,434 | 58,335 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
Fontena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fontena Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fontena (Russian: Фонтена) is found most frequently in Chile. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Fontena? popularity and diffusion
Fontena is the 1,101,507th most widespread last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 32,826,783 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Fontena live; 98 percent live in South America and 68 percent live in Hispanic Southern America.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Chile, where it is carried by 103 people, or 1 in 171,034. In Chile Fontena is most prevalent in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 60 percent are found, Bío Bío Region, where 20 percent are found and Araucanía Region, where 14 percent are found. Barring Chile this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 28 percent are found and Argentina, where 21 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Fontena Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fontena in the Russian language | ||
| Фонтена | fontena | - |
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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
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- 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 Fontena
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