Fontes Surname
Approximately 96,057 people bear this surname
Fontes Surname User-submission:
A surname of primarily Portuguese origin that translates to 'fountains', 'source' or 'spring'. It's roots lie in latin and it can be found in other close romance and latin languages such as French, Spanish and Italian.
Fontes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 53,256 | 1:4,020 | 329 |
| Angola | 11,240 | 1:2,401 | 402 |
| Portugal | 9,558 | 1:1,090 | 181 |
| United States | 5,055 | 1:71,703 | 8,293 |
| Mozambique | 4,944 | 1:5,514 | 1,220 |
| Mexico | 4,230 | 1:29,344 | 1,914 |
| Uruguay | 2,551 | 1:1,345 | 163 |
| France | 2,096 | 1:31,690 | 3,855 |
| Spain | 875 | 1:53,431 | 4,957 |
| Cuba | 711 | 1:16,206 | 1,107 |
| Cape Verde | 296 | 1:1,789 | 111 |
| Canada | 262 | 1:140,632 | 14,476 |
| Argentina | 259 | 1:165,032 | 13,888 |
| Venezuela | 86 | 1:351,210 | 7,613 |
| Switzerland | 75 | 1:109,506 | 11,444 |
| Indonesia | 68 | 1:1,944,841 | 122,869 |
| Germany | 65 | 1:1,238,546 | 79,660 |
| England | 65 | 1:857,201 | 45,134 |
| Luxembourg | 50 | 1:11,611 | 2,029 |
| Australia | 47 | 1:574,377 | 41,856 |
| South Africa | 24 | 1:2,257,404 | 96,432 |
| Thailand | 22 | 1:3,210,834 | 301,565 |
| Belgium | 22 | 1:522,575 | 50,051 |
| Ecuador | 22 | 1:722,993 | 12,618 |
| New Caledonia | 21 | 1:13,153 | 3,514 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| Peru | 12 | 1:2,648,677 | 28,015 |
| Italy | 11 | 1:5,559,699 | 110,230 |
| Nicaragua | 8 | 1:752,636 | 4,372 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 7 | 1:25,346 | 1,305 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| East Timor | 4 | 1:303,982 | 255 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1:4,408,221 | 7,709 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Fontès (5) are calculated separately.
Fontes (88) may also be a first name.
Fontes Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
A surname of primarily Portuguese origin that translates to 'fountains', 'source' or 'spring'. It's roots lie in latin and it can be found in other close romance and latin languages such as French, Spanish and Italian.
- fontezFontes Demographics
Average Male Fontes Height
173.86 cm
Average Female Fontes Height
160.49 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Fontes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fontes Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fontes (Russian: Фонтес) occurs most in Brazil. It may also appear in the variant forms: Fontès. For other possible spellings of Fontes click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fontes? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,875th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 75,867 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Fontes live; 59 percent live in South America and 55 percent live in Luso-South America. Fontes is also the 1,017,994th most frequent first name globally, held by 88 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is borne by 53,256 people, or 1 in 4,020. In Brazil it is most common in: São Paulo, where 23 percent reside, Rio de Janeiro, where 16 percent reside and Sergipe, where 11 percent reside. Other than Brazil this surname is found in 69 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 12 percent reside and Portugal, where 10 percent reside.
Fontes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Fontes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fontes last name expanded 168,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Fontes Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Fontes last name are 43.94% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 97.17% registered with the political party.
The amount Fontes earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 37.94% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,031 per year; in South Africa they earn 320.51% more than the national average, earning R 999,288 per year; in United States they earn 0.04% less than the national average, earning $43,132 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.44% less than the national average, earning $47,973 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Fontes Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fontes in the Russian language | ||
| Фонтес | fontes | - |
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Footnotes
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