Fontoura Surname

20,975th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,017 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Angola

Fontoura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fontoura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil19,8201:10,801615
Angola3,7471:7,203937
Portugal1,4251:7,311683
Uruguay4131:8,309932
Argentina2611:163,76813,777
United States1501:2,416,393148,665
France881:754,80492,996
Spain281:1,669,71648,608
England181:3,095,448105,421
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belize11:355,4743,977
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436

Fontoura (78) may also be a first name.

Fontoura Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fontoura occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fontoura? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 20,975th most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 280,107 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Fontoura reside; 79 percent reside in South America and 76 percent reside in Luso-South America. Fontoura is also the 1,091,646th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 78 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 19,820 people, or 1 in 10,801. In Brazil Fontoura is primarily found in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 43 percent live, Paraná, where 10 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 10 percent live. Besides Brazil this surname is found in 31 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 14 percent live and Portugal, where 5 percent live.

Fontoura Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fontoura surname are 42.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 96% being registered with the party.

The amount Fontoura earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 15.44% less than the national average, earning $36,486 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.51% less than the national average, earning $41,479 CAD per year.

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