Fontus Surname

107,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,351 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

Fontus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fontus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti4,1231:2,591375
United States1911:1,897,691123,202
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Fontus (19) may also be a first name.

Fontus Last Name Facts

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

Fontus occurs most in Haiti. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fontus? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 107,252nd most widespread last name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,674,913 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Fontus are found; 95 percent are found in Caribbean and 95 percent are found in Gallo-Caribbean. Fontus is also the 2,523,061st most common first name internationally, held by 19 people.

The surname Fontus is most frequently occurring in Haiti, where it is borne by 4,123 people, or 1 in 2,591. In Haiti Fontus is mostly concentrated in: Sud, where 47 percent reside, Ouest, where 23 percent reside and Artibonite, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Haiti this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.

Fontus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Fontus are 18.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 72% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fontus earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.3% less than the national average, earning $39,568 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.07% less than the national average, earning $40,208 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fonthus925/
Fontu91126/
Fountous861/
Fantus83116/
Fontos83109/
Fontau8334/
Fontou839/
Funtus832/
Fontosh77397/
Fountos77174/
Fountou77168/
Fantush776/
Foyntos775/
Fantous773/
Fontouh771/
Fonteuh771/
Fohntuh771/
Fantusz771/
Fantuse771/
Vontush771/
Phontus771/
Fantaus771/
Funtush771/
Fantu7396,817/
Vontu738/
Fantusse711/
Fantause711/
Fontuche711/
Fontaurz711/
Fantuz671,116/
Funtusova67548/
Fantou67338/
Vántus67202/
Fontão67162/
Vontau6779/
Vantus6738/
Fantausse6737/
Fantau6737/
Fontoš6731/
Fantos6729/
Fantuh6716/
Vuntus6712/
Funtos672/
Fanteu672/
Fantui671/
Fontuzova671/
Vontui671/
Fantuy671/
Fontoe670/

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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 Fontus
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