Fontàn Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Fontàn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fontàn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

The alternate forms: Fontan (11,408) & Fontán (184) are calculated separately.

Fontàn Last Name Facts

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

Fontàn is borne by more people in Argentina than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Fontan or Fontán. For other possible spellings of Fontàn click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fontàn? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Fontàn are found; 100 percent are found in South America and 100 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.

This surname is most commonly held in Argentina, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 21,371,707. In Argentina it is primarily concentrated in: Buenos Aires Province, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Argentina it occurs in one country. It is also common in Uruguay, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fontan9411,408/
Fontán94184/
Fonton831,016/
Fonteyn771,644/
Fontein771,113/
Fontane77768/
Fontain77527/
Fontant77122/
Fontang7791/
Fontoin7739/
Fontone7728/
Fontong7717/
Fountan777/
Founton775/
Fontayn773/
Fontand771/
Fontoun771/
Fonnton771/
Fointon771/
Fontean770/
Fontoon770/
Foynton770/
Fontont770/
Fontaine71105,163/
Fountain7133,402/
Fonteyne711,876/
Fonteijn71460/
Fontayne71256/
Fontagne71228/
Fonteine71147/
Fonthong7159/
Fontanne7151/
Fountong7112/
Fondtain719/
Fountein718/
Fointein717/
Fonthang715/
Fontoine712/
Fountang712/
Fontaune711/
Founteun711/
Foontong711/
Fontoing711/
Fountoin711/
Fountane711/
Fonttont711/
Fontainn711/
Fointain711/
Fontonne710/
Fonntain710/
Fountonn710/
Fountaine672,238/
Fontão67162/
Fantan67107/
Fonteijne6791/
Funtan6744/
Fontanova6727/
Fontánová6725/
Fontam6718/
Foonthong6713/
Fontanová6710/
Fontangne676/
Vontan676/
Fontainne676/
Fantón674/
Vonton674/
Fountayne674/
Funtán673/
Fountoing673/
Fonttaine672/
Fonntaine671/
Foundtain671/
Founhtain671/
Fontaaine671/
Fontanowa671/
Fointaine671/
Fontaagne671/

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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 Fontàn
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