Fountas Surname

200,527th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,081 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Fountas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fountas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece1,6311:6,793783
United States2901:1,249,85888,263
Australia661:409,02632,879
France271:2,460,101186,232
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
England61:9,286,343223,652
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Albania11:2,914,05529,474

Fountas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fountas is borne by more people in Greece than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fountas? popularity and diffusion

Fountas is the 200,527th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 3,501,944 people. The last name Fountas occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Fountas reside; 78 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 78 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.

It is most common in Greece, where it is borne by 1,631 people, or 1 in 6,793. In Greece Fountas is primarily found in: Attica, where 36 percent reside, Western Greece, where 20 percent reside and Thessaly, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Greece this last name exists in 18 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.

Fountas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fountas surname are 5.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.81% registered with the party.

The amount Fountas earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 72.11% less than the national average, earning R 66,276 per year; in United States they earn 34.55% more than the national average, earning $58,059 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.18% more than the national average, earning $59,707 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Founteas9319/
Fountais931/
Founta921,040/
Fontas92378/
Funtas9223/
Fountos86174/
Fuentas86121/
Funteas8665/
Vountas8648/
Fountea8636/
Fontash8625/
Funtash8619/
Funtasz8617/
Fountai866/
Fonteas861/
Fuontas861/
Fontaas861/
Fontase861/
Fonta831,427/
Funta83706/
Fountous801/
Vontas77112/
Fontos77109/
Funtha7793/
Fontaa7737/
Fontau7734/
Fantas7727/
Funtaľ7726/
Fontat7721/
Funtaz7718/
Funtai7716/
Fuenta7710/
Fontah7710/
Fontàs777/
Fuinta776/
Fontai774/
Fontay774/
Funtax773/
Founto773/
Fontás773/
Fontha773/
Funtay772/
Funtos772/
Fontoa771/
Funtat771/
Fointa771/
Fontea771/
Fontaz771/
Funtac771/
Fhunta771/
Faunta770/
Funtasova758/
Fontosh71397/
Fountou71168/
Fuentos7113/
Fontashova719/
Phontas716/
Funtaha716/
Funtoha715/
Foyntos715/
Fuentea715/
Vountai714/
Funtashova713/
Fauntah711/
Fantaus711/
Fanta6760,678/
Fonto67527/
Fantasse67140/
Vonta6789/
Funto6784/
Vunta6771/
Funtò6729/
Fontò6714/
Fausinta678/
Fointaha676/
Phonthas671/
Fontá671/
Fantaise671/
Fontaurz671/
Fantause671/

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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
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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 Fountas
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