Fontineau Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Fontineau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fontineau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:17,259,949572,238
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Fontineau Last Name Facts

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

Fontineau is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fontineau? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,307,654th most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. Fontineau occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Fontineau live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Fontineau is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 17,259,949. In The United States it is most numerous in: Louisiana, where 43 percent live, Texas, where 38 percent live and California, where 19 percent live.

Fontineau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fontineau has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 420 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fontineau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fontineau last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

Fontineau earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.48% more than the national average, earning $43,788 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fonteneau896,209/
Fonteneeau842/
Fontainieu842/
Fontinha821,249/
Fontenea820/
Fontainha78533/
Fonteneou7811/
Fontienya781/
Fontiña751/
Fontaiña71375/
Fonteiña7120/
Fontenia712/
Fantainha674/
Fontaíña595/

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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 Fontineau
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