Fontoura Surname
Approximately 26,017 people bear this surname
Fontoura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 19,820 | 1:10,801 | 615 |
| Angola | 3,747 | 1:7,203 | 937 |
| Portugal | 1,425 | 1:7,311 | 683 |
| Uruguay | 413 | 1:8,309 | 932 |
| Argentina | 261 | 1:163,768 | 13,777 |
| United States | 150 | 1:2,416,393 | 148,665 |
| France | 88 | 1:754,804 | 92,996 |
| Spain | 28 | 1:1,669,716 | 48,608 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
Fontoura (78) may also be a first name.
Fontoura Demographics
Average Fontoura Salary in
United States
$36,486 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fountoura | 94 | 5 | / |
| Fontora | 93 | 546 | / |
| Fontura | 93 | 32 | / |
| Fontoira | 88 | 89 | / |
| Fantoura | 88 | 30 | / |
| Fontaura | 88 | 7 | / |
| Fontouro | 88 | 5 | / |
| Fontorra | 88 | 4 | / |
| Fomtoura | 88 | 2 | / |
| Fontuora | 88 | 1 | / |
| Funtoura | 88 | 1 | / |
| Fountouri | 82 | 1 | / |
| Fontouris | 82 | 1 | / |
| Fantura | 80 | 91 | / |
| Fontore | 80 | 71 | / |
| Fontara | 80 | 7 | / |
| Fantora | 80 | 2 | / |
| Vontura | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fountourou | 78 | 1 | / |
| Fountouris | 78 | 1 | / |
| Vontoure | 75 | 75 | / |
| Fontarra | 75 | 38 | / |
| Fontaras | 75 | 27 | / |
| Fountara | 75 | 5 | / |
| Fontorio | 75 | 4 | / |
| Fontaira | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fonteira | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fanteura | 75 | 0 | / |
| Fontaray | 75 | 0 | / |
| Phonthura | 71 | 219 | / |
| Fountaras | 71 | 27 | / |
| Funturahe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vanthoura | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fontorres | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vantura | 67 | 301 | / |
| Fonteyraud | 67 | 126 | / |
| Fantoro | 67 | 103 | / |
| Fantara | 67 | 38 | / |
| Vántora | 67 | 20 | / |
| Fantori | 67 | 17 | / |
| Fantore | 67 | 14 | / |
| Vonturi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Fantory | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fanture | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vantora | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fantúra | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phantourat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vuntura | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vontury | 67 | 1 | / |
| Funture | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fontari | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fonteyraut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Funtara | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fontaro | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Fontoura
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