Fontenault Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Fontenault Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fontenault Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States831:4,366,975231,516
France151:4,428,181244,602

Fontenault Last Name Facts

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

Fontenault occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Fontenault click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fontenault? popularity and diffusion

Fontenault is the 1,871,545th most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Fontenault live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 83 people, or 1 in 4,366,975. In The United States Fontenault is most numerous in: Rhode Island, where 48 percent are found, Connecticut, where 17 percent are found and Florida, where 11 percent are found. Not including The United States it is found in one country. It is also common in France, where 15 percent are found.

Fontenault Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fontenault surname are 32.98% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 86.21% registered with the party.

Fontenault earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.7% more than the national average, earning $45,179 USD 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 Fontenault
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