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

The last name Fontyne is found most frequently in Australia. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fontyne? popularity and diffusion

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

This surname is most numerous in Australia, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 1,928,264. In Australia Fontyne is primarily found in: Western Australia, where 64 percent live and Victoria, where 36 percent live. Without taking into account Australia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in France, where 20 percent live and The Netherlands, where 10 percent live.

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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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