Fonton Surname
Approximately 1,016 people bear this surname
Fonton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 804 | 1:12,855 | 1,756 |
| France | 136 | 1:488,402 | 68,701 |
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
| Brazil | 19 | 1:11,267,070 | 228,483 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 23 | 1:2,183,421 | 107,224 |
Fonton (120) may also be a first name.
Fonton Demographics
Average Fonton Salary in
United States
$59,950 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Fonton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fonton Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fonton (Russian: Фонтон) is carried by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fonton? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 357,252nd most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 7,172,781 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Fonton reside; 82 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Fonton is also the 852,104th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 120 people.
Fonton is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is carried by 804 people, or 1 in 12,855. In Benin it is most frequent in: Zou Department, where 41 percent live, Ouémé Department, where 32 percent live and Littoral Department, where 15 percent live. Other than Benin Fonton occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in France, where 13 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.
Fonton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Fonton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fonton last name fell 65 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Fonton Last Name Statistics demography
Fonton earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 38.94% more than the national average, earning $59,950 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Fonton Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fonton in the Russian language | ||
| Фонтон | fonton | - |
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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 Fonton
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