Fontignie Surname
Approximately 66 people bear this surname
Fontignie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 51 | 1:225,424 | 28,627 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
Fontignie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fontignie Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fontignie is found most in Belgium. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fontignie? popularity and diffusion
The last name Fontignie is the 2,352,516th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Fontignie are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.
Fontignie is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 225,424. In Belgium it is primarily found in: Walloon Region, where 84 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 16 percent are found. Apart from Belgium this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in France, where 20 percent are found and Switzerland, where 3 percent are found.
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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 Fontignie
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