Fontenelle Surname

106,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,406 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Fontenelle Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fontenelle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1,5721:136,1805,197
France1,3531:49,0936,380
Saint Lucia5601:31949
United States3981:910,70168,500
Belgium2051:56,0819,087
England861:647,88437,755
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Panama261:150,4714,892
Colombia201:2,388,70413,197
United States Virgin Islands161:6,8981,043
Trinidad and Tobago121:113,6657,200
Haiti121:890,32611,483
Guyana121:63,5185,280
Barbados121:23,9541,149
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines21:56,3301,327
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Fontenelle (51) may also be a first name.

Fontenelle Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fontenelle is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fontenelle? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fontenelle is the 106,157th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,654,005 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Fontenelle reside; 37 percent reside in South America and 36 percent reside in Luso-South America. Fontenelle is also the 1,396,783rd most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 51 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is carried by 1,572 people, or 1 in 136,180. In Brazil Fontenelle is mostly found in: Rio de Janeiro, where 24 percent live, Ceará, where 21 percent live and São Paulo, where 10 percent live. Besides Brazil this last name exists in 33 countries. It is also found in France, where 31 percent live and Saint Lucia, where 13 percent live.

Fontenelle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fontenelle has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fontenelle surname increased 4,422 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fontenelle Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fontenelle surname are 4.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.47% registered with the party.

The amount Fontenelle earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 32.2% less than the national average, earning $15,393,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.35% more than the national average, earning $44,164 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.12% more than the national average, earning $52,228 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 Fontenelle
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