Fonter Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

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

Fonter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fonter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Fontér (10) are calculated separately.

Fonter Last Name Facts

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

Fonter is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Fontér. Click here for other possible spellings of Fonter.

How Common Is The Last Name Fonter? popularity and diffusion

Fonter is the 4,649,889th most frequently held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname Fonter is primarily found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Fonter reside; 72 percent reside in North America and 72 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 27,881,456. In The United States Fonter is mostly concentrated in: Missouri, where 23 percent are found, Arizona, where 15 percent are found and Nebraska, where 15 percent are found. Not including The United States it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Cuba, where 6 percent are found and India, where 6 percent are found.

Fonter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fonter has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 108 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fonter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fonter surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

Fonter earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.08% less than the national average, earning $28,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fontér9410/
Fontier92140/
Founter923/
Fonteer922/
Fontert921/
Fontere921/
Fointer920/
Fonte9116,080/
Fonterre861/
Fonthier861/
Fontes8396,057/
Fanter83698/
Fontez83293/
Fonteh83149/
Fontie8360/
Fontep8343/
Funter8318/
Fontet8316/
Fünter8316/
Vonter8311/
Fontte8310/
Fontey833/
Fontei831/
Fontea831/
Fonthe831/
Pfonte830/
Fontee830/
Fontir830/
Fountir77341/
Fonteez7762/
Fountea7736/
Fundter7729/
Fontair7718/
Fointeh7714/
Fanther779/
Pfunter775/
Fuontes773/
Fonttes772/
Funther771/
Fountez771/
Fuinter771/
Fonteas771/
Ffontes771/
Fantier771/
Fontees771/
Fonteuh771/
Fontech771/
Founteh771/
Pfontte770/
Fantter770/
Fonti733,741/
Fante732,506/
Fonta731,427/
Fonty73415/
Vonte7312/
Fonté734/
Fontá731/
Founteas7119/
Foinette7117/
Facinter7110/
Fanterre713/
Pfundter712/
Fontaire712/
Fosenteh712/
Faanteer711/
Phontier711/
Founta671,040/
Founti67531/
Fantei67145/
Fantes67114/
Fantea6791/
Fontis6782/
Vanter6771/
Fantie6761/
Pfante6744/
Fontaa6737/
Fontip6737/
Fantet6734/
Fontti6733/
Vontee6714/
Founty6712/
Fontiz677/
Faunte677/
Fantje675/
Fontès675/
Fontai674/
Fontay674/
Fontio673/
Fontoi673/
Fontha673/
Fanteh672/
Fanteu672/
Foumte672/
Vontie672/
Fomtes671/
Fontoa671/
Vunter671/
Fantee671/
Fanthe671/
Fointa671/
Fointi671/
Fantey670/

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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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  • 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 Fonter
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