Fontes Surname

5,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96,057 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil53,2561:4,020329
Angola11,2401:2,401402
Portugal9,5581:1,090181
United States5,0551:71,7038,293
Mozambique4,9441:5,5141,220
Mexico4,2301:29,3441,914
Uruguay2,5511:1,345163
France2,0961:31,6903,855
Spain8751:53,4314,957
Cuba7111:16,2061,107
Cape Verde2961:1,789111
Canada2621:140,63214,476
Argentina2591:165,03213,888
Venezuela861:351,2107,613
Switzerland751:109,50611,444
Indonesia681:1,944,841122,869
Germany651:1,238,54679,660
England651:857,20145,134
Luxembourg501:11,6112,029
Australia471:574,37741,856
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Ecuador221:722,99312,618
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Peru121:2,648,67728,015
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Nicaragua81:752,6364,372
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
São Tomé and Príncipe71:25,3461,305
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Wales61:515,75523,171
Scotland61:892,30328,047
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
India51:153,413,076951,030
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
East Timor41:303,982255
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
China31:455,773,85521,925
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belize11:355,4743,977
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

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.

- fontez

Fontes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fontes (Russian: Фонтес) is found most frequently in Brazil. It may also occur as a variant: Fontès. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fontes? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,875th most prevalent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 75,867 people. Fontes is primarily found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Fontes are found; 59 percent are found in South America and 55 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 1,017,994th most frequently occurring given name globally, borne by 88 people.

The last name Fontes is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is carried by 53,256 people, or 1 in 4,020. In Brazil Fontes is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 23 percent are found, Rio de Janeiro, where 16 percent are found and Sergipe, where 11 percent are found. Beside Brazil Fontes is found in 69 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 12 percent are found and Portugal, where 10 percent are found.

Fontes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fontes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Fontes surname expanded 168,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fontes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Fontes are 43.94% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 97.17% registered to vote for 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fontès945/
Foentes9265/
Fonties929/
Fuontes923/
Fonttes922/
Fonteas921/
Ffontes921/
Fontees921/
Fonte9116,080/
Fontesse86217/
Founteas8619/
Fontez83293/
Funtes83262/
Fonteh83149/
Fantes83114/
Fontis8382/
Fontie8360/
Fontep8343/
Fonter8318/
Fontet8316/
Fontte8310/
Fontys837/
Fontey833/
Fontec832/
Fomtes831/
Fontei831/
Fontex831/
Fontea831/
Fonthe831/
Pfonte830/
Fontee830/
Fonteix77466/
Fountis77390/
Fonttis7780/
Funteas7765/
Fonteez7762/
Feuntes7751/
Fantese7741/
Fountea7736/
Fuintes7720/
Fointeh7714/
Fontish775/
Fontice773/
Founter773/
Funthes772/
Fonteer772/
Phontes771/
Fountez771/
Vontess771/
Vontezs771/
Foentez771/
Fonteuh771/
Fontech771/
Founteh771/
Pfontte770/
Fointer770/
Fonti733,741/
Fante732,506/
Fonta731,427/
Fonty73415/
Vonte7312/
Fonté734/
Fontá731/
Fontiche71102/
Fonteche7184/
Foinette7117/
Fosenteh712/
Fountais711/
Funthess711/
Fanteshe711/
Fontisch710/
Fountice710/
Founta671,040/
Fanter67698/
Founti67531/
Fantis67372/
Fantei67145/
Fantea6791/
Fantie6761/
Fucentese6760/
Pfante6744/
Vantes6740/
Fontaa6737/
Fontip6737/
Fantet6734/
Fontti6733/
Fontic6729/
Fontix6727/
Fantys6724/
Vontee6714/
Founty6712/
Fontér6710/
Funtez678/
Fontiz677/
Faunte677/
Fantje675/
Funtis675/
Fontai674/
Fontay674/
Fontio673/
Fontoi673/
Fontha673/
Vontheiss672/
Fanteh672/
Fanteu672/
Foumte672/
Vontie672/
Vontez671/
Fontoa671/
Fantee671/
Fanthe671/
Fointa671/
Fointi671/
Fantey670/

Fontes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fontes in the Russian language
Фонтесfontes-

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