Fontez Surname

908,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 293 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Fontez 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.

Fontez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2401:276,76142,544
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Mexico151:8,275,08036,578
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Fontez (15) may also be a first name.

Fontez 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

Fontez Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fontez occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fontez? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 908,336th most numerous last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 24,872,170 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Fontez live; 82 percent live in Western Europe and 82 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Fontez is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 15 people.

The surname Fontez is most commonly occurring in France, where it is borne by 240 people, or 1 in 276,761. In France Fontez is mostly concentrated in: Occitanie, where 66 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 13 percent are found and Centre-Val de Loire, where 8 percent are found. Other than France this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent are found and Mexico, where 5 percent are found.

Fontez Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fontez has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Fontez surname grew 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fontez Last Name Statistics demography

Fontez earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.26% less than the national average, earning $30,525 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fonteez9262/
Foentez921/
Fountez921/
Fonte9116,080/
Fontes8396,057/
Fonteh83149/
Fontie8360/
Fontep8343/
Fonter8318/
Fontet8316/
Fontte8310/
Funtez838/
Fontiz837/
Fontey833/
Fontec832/
Fontea831/
Fonthe831/
Fontex831/
Fontei831/
Vontez831/
Fontee830/
Pfonte830/
Fonteix77466/
Foentes7765/
Fountea7736/
Fointeh7714/
Fonties779/
Fuontes773/
Fontice773/
Founter773/
Fonteer772/
Fonttes772/
Fontees771/
Fonteas771/
Vontezs771/
Ffontes771/
Fonteuh771/
Fontech771/
Founteh771/
Fointer770/
Pfontte770/
Fonti733,741/
Fante732,506/
Fonta731,427/
Fonty73415/
Vonte7312/
Fonté734/
Fontá731/
Fontesse71217/
Fontiche71102/
Fonteche7184/
Founteas7119/
Foinette7117/
Vontietz719/
Fosenteh712/
Fountice710/
Founta671,040/
Fanter67698/
Founti67531/
Funtes67262/
Fantei67145/
Fantes67114/
Fantea6791/
Fontis6782/
Fantie6761/
Pfante6744/
Fontip6737/
Fontaa6737/
Fantet6734/
Fontti6733/
Fontic6729/
Fontix6727/
Vontee6714/
Founty6712/
Fontér6710/
Fontys677/
Faunte677/
Fontès675/
Fantje675/
Fontay674/
Fontai674/
Fontha673/
Fontio673/
Fontoi673/
Fanteu672/
Vontie672/
Fanteh672/
Foumte672/
Vantez671/
Fantee671/
Fomtes671/
Funtiz671/
Fanthe671/
Fointa671/
Fointi671/
Fontecova671/
Fontoa671/
Fantey670/

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