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 surname Fontez is more commonly found in France than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fontez? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 908,336th most frequently used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 24,872,170 people. The last name Fontez is predominantly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Fontez are found; 82 percent are found in Western Europe and 82 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Fontez is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used forename worldwide, borne by 15 people.

The last name Fontez is most widespread in France, where it is held by 240 people, or 1 in 276,761. In France Fontez is primarily found in: Occitanie, where 66 percent live, Île-de-France, where 13 percent live and Centre-Val de Loire, where 8 percent live. Apart from France this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent live and Mexico, where 5 percent live.

Fontez Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fontez has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying 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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