Fontius Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Barbados

Fontius Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fontius Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1051:766,71957,066
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Haiti51:2,136,78115,037
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230

Fontius Last Name Facts

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

Fontius is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Fontius.

How Common Is The Last Name Fontius? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,518,885th most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 53,193,766 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Fontius live; 77 percent live in Western Europe and 77 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Fontius is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 766,719. In Germany it is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 51 percent are found, Hesse, where 14 percent are found and Bavaria, where 12 percent are found. Besides Germany Fontius is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Haiti, where 4 percent are found.

Fontius Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fontius surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Fontius earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fantius862/
Fontiou861/
Fantiu772/
Fonteau7168/
Fontejos671/
Phonthiua638/
Vontyu621/
Vantieu577/
Vantoiu571/
Vântoiu571/
Phantiou531/

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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 Fontius
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