Fontz Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Fontz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fontz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1371:2,645,686159,417
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States781:643,82942,510

Fontz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fontz occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fontz? popularity and diffusion

Fontz is the 1,398,030th most frequently held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 46,715,038 people. The last name Fontz occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Fontz are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 137 people, or 1 in 2,645,686. In The United States it is most numerous in: Maryland, where 46 percent reside, Florida, where 15 percent reside and Texas, where 12 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 11 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Fontz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fontz has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 176 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fontz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fontz last name are 45.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 92.31% registered with the party.

Fontz earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.36% more than the national average, earning $55,388 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fonttz9164/
Fountz912/
Pfontz910/
Fonz89421/
Pfountz8383/
Fonts80763/
Vontz80320/
Fantz80276/
Foinz801/
Pfantz73290/
Fauntz733/
Feuntz732/
Fontch731/
Fantze731/
Vointz730/
Pfonts730/
Founts730/
Fanz67328/
Vonz67100/
Fonc676/
Fontshe674/
Fontsse671/
Pfantze670/

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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 Fontz
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