Fontier Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Belgium

Fontier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fontier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France881:754,80492,996
Belgium301:383,22141,070
United States121:30,204,911765,334
England31:18,572,686338,250
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Fontier Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fontier is more frequently found in France than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fontier? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,497,948th most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Fontier are found; 86 percent are found in Western Europe and 74 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Fontier is most commonly used in France, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 754,804. In France it is most prevalent in: Hauts-de-France, where 63 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 33 percent are found and Occitanie, where 3 percent are found. Excluding France this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Fontier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fontier has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fontier surname increased 1,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fontier Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fontier last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

Fontier earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.74% more than the national average, earning $44,764 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fonthier931/
Fontie9260/
Fonter9218/
Fontir920/
Fountir86341/
Fontair8618/
Fonties869/
Founter863/
Fonteer862/
Fontere861/
Fomtier861/
Fontert861/
Fantier861/
Fointer860/
Fontaire802/
Phontier801/
Fonterre801/
Fanter77698/
Fantie7761/
Funter7718/
Fünter7716/
Vonter7711/
Fontér7710/
Vontie772/
Fundter7129/
Vantier7124/
Fanther719/
Pfunter715/
Vontair711/
Fuinter711/
Funther711/
Fontehi711/
Phontie711/
Fantter710/
Fantayie671,610/
Vanthier6776/
Facinter6710/
Faanthir674/
Fanterre673/
Pfundter672/
Fantaiye671/
Fontaurz671/
Faanteer671/

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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
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  • 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 Fontier
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