Fontyne Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Fontyne Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fontyne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
France41:16,605,680368,153
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Fontyne Last Name Facts

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

Fontyne has its highest incidence in Australia. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fontyne? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,427,875th most widespread surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 70 percent of Fontyne reside; 70 percent reside in Australasia and 70 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname Fontyne is most numerous in Australia, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 1,928,264. In Australia it is primarily found in: Western Australia, where 64 percent reside and Victoria, where 36 percent reside. Besides Australia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in France, where 20 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 10 percent reside.

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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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  • 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 Fontyne
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