Fontão Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Fontão Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fontão Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal1421:73,3683,778
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519

Fontão Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fontão is found in Portugal more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Fontão.

How Common Is The Last Name Fontão? popularity and diffusion

Fontão is the 1,364,059th most frequently used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 44,984,851 people. The surname Fontão is primarily found in Europe, where 88 percent of Fontão reside; 88 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 88 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

It is most widespread in Portugal, where it is carried by 142 people, or 1 in 73,368. Besides Portugal this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fonton831,016/
Fontou839/
Fontoi833/
Fontoa831/
Fontoe830/
Fountou77168/
Fontoin7739/
Fontone7728/
Fontong7717/
Fonteio7712/
Fontooh7711/
Founton775/
Fontoyi772/
Fontijo771/
Fontejo771/
Fonnton771/
Fointon771/
Fontoun771/
Fontouh771/
Fontoya771/
Fontont770/
Foynton770/
Fontoon770/
Fonta731,427/
Fontu73126/
Fontá731/
Fonthong7159/
Fountong7112/
Fontoine712/
Fontoing711/
Fontejos711/
Fountous711/
Foontong711/
Fonttont711/
Fountoin711/
Fountonn710/
Fontonne710/
Fontan6711,408/
Fontus674,351/
Founta671,040/
Fantom67952/
Fontas67378/
Fantou67338/
Fontán67184/
Fontie6760/
Fontaa6737/
Fontau6734/
Fontanova6727/
Fontánová6725/
Fontat6721/
Fontam6718/
Foonthong6713/
Fantoo6711/
Fontah6710/
Fontanová6710/
Fontàs677/
Vonton674/
Fontay674/
Fontai674/
Fontás673/
Fontha673/
Fontey673/
Fountoing673/
Fontàn673/
Fantoy672/
Fontue672/
Fontei671/
Fantoi671/
Fontea671/
Fontaz671/
Fontanowa671/
Fointa671/
Vontoi671/
Fontee670/

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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 Fontão
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis