Fonteyn Surname

242,725th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,644 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Fonteyn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fonteyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1,2711:9,0451,284
Netherlands1111:152,13722,745
United States1001:3,624,589201,936
Germany861:936,11065,790
France261:2,554,720189,486
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
England111:5,065,278148,650
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Fonteyn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fonteyn (Russian: Фонтейн) occurs more in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fonteyn? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 242,725th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 4,432,814 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Fonteyn are found; 91 percent are found in Western Europe and 76 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is held by 1,271 people, or 1 in 9,045. In Belgium Fonteyn is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 83 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 12 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Belgium it occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Fonteyn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fonteyn has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Fonteyn last name increased 550 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fonteyn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fonteyn surname are 5.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.38% being registered with the political party.

Fonteyn earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 41.18% more than the national average, earning $60,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Fonteyn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fonteyn in the Russian language
Фонтейнfontejn-

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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 Fonteyn
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