Fontia Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Fontia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fontia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Fontia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fontia occurs most in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fontia? popularity and diffusion

Fontia is the 7,593,402nd most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Fontia occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Fontia are found; 33 percent are found in West Africa and 33 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is most numerous in: Florida, where 100 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 17 percent are found and Haiti, where 17 percent are found.

Fontia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fontia has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fontia last name rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fointiat865/
Vontia8370/
Fantia8317/
Funtia834/
Fontio833/
Fontea831/
Fontya831/
Fonteau7768/
Fountea7736/
Fantias7736/
Fontijo771/
Funthia771/
Fantayia714/
Fahantia711/
Fantea6791/
Fantio6742/
Vantia673/
Famtia671/
Phantia62284/
Vuontio6210/
Fonteot622/
Phuntia621/
Funtieo621/
Pfoumtio571/
Phanthiap531/
Vontyo501/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fontia
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