Fonto Surname

591,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 527 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Portugal

Fonto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fonto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy3041:201,17328,957
Portugal1041:100,1754,850
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Malta11:430,2723,380
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Fontò (14) are calculated separately.

Fonto (44) may also be a first name.

Fonto Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fonto (Hindi: फोंटो) has its highest incidence in Italy. It may be found in the variant forms: Fontò. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fonto? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fonto is the 591,720th most common last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 13,828,360 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Fonto live; 80 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 58 percent live in Italic Europe. Fonto is also the 1,525,482nd most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 44 people.

This surname is most frequent in Italy, where it is carried by 304 people, or 1 in 201,173. In Italy Fonto is most numerous in: Apulia, where 96 percent live, Lombardy, where 2 percent live and Emilia-Romagna, where 0 percent live. Beside Italy this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Portugal, where 20 percent live and South Africa, where 6 percent live.

Fonto Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Fonto earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 145.28% more than the national average, earning R 582,888 per year; in United States they earn 39.45% less than the national average, earning $26,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26% more than the national average, earning $62,600 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fontò9314/
Fontoh91149/
Fontos91109/
Fontoš9131/
Fontou919/
Founto913/
Fontoi913/
Fondto911/
Fontoa911/
Fontosh83397/
Fountos83174/
Fountou83168/
Fontooh8311/
Foyntos835/
Fontouh831/
Fanto801,604/
Fonta801,427/
Funto8084/
Fomto804/
Vonto802/
Fontá801/
Fountous771/
Fotentot771/
Founta731,040/
Fontas73378/
Phonto73372/
Fantou73338/
Fontaa7337/
Fontau7334/
Fantos7329/
Fantop7328/
Fontat7321/
Fomtoh7311/
Fantoo7311/
Fontah7310/
Fontàs737/
Fantoh733/
Fontás733/
Fontha733/
Funtos732/
Fantoy732/
Fantuo731/
Vontoi731/
Fointa731/
Fontaz731/
Fantoi731/
Fochentoh711/
Fountas672,081/
Fanthou67148/
Fantozz6748/
Fontash6725/
Fantosh6712/
Fasento6712/
Phontho677/
Phontoh675/
Funtoha675/
Fantouh674/
Phontos674/
Fantous673/
Facinto673/
Phontoi672/
Fuontas671/
Funtouh671/
Fonteuh671/
Fontaas671/
Fantoos671/
Feuntou671/
Fantouz671/

Fonto Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fonto in the Hindi language
फोंटोphonto-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fonto
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