Founter Surname

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

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Founter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Founter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Founter Last Name Facts

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

Founter occurs more in China more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Founter click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Founter? popularity and diffusion

The surname Founter is the 10,311,814th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Founter occurs predominantly in Africa, where 33 percent of Founter reside; 33 percent reside in West Africa and 33 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most widely held in China, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 1,367,321,566. Apart from China Founter exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Funter9218/
Fonter9218/
Fountir86341/
Fontier86140/
Fountea8636/
Fundter8629/
Fuenter866/
Pfunter865/
Fonteer862/
Funther861/
Fountez861/
Fuinter861/
Fontert861/
Fontere861/
Founteh861/
Fointer860/
Fonte8316,080/
Funte83343/
Founteas8019/
Pfundter802/
Fonterre801/
Fouentes801/
Fonthier801/
Fontes7796,057/
Fuente7720,088/
Founta771,040/
Fanter77698/
Founti77531/
Fontez77293/
Funtes77262/
Fonteh77149/
Fontie7760/
Funteh7748/
Fontep7743/
Fontet7716/
Fünter7716/
Founty7712/
Vonter7711/
Fontte7710/
Fontér7710/
Funtez778/
Faunte777/
Fontey773/
Foumte772/
Fontei771/
Vunter771/
Fontea771/
Funted771/
Foente771/
Fonthe771/
Funtep771/
Pfonte770/
Fontee770/
Fontir770/
Fountis71390/
Fainter71224/
Funteas7165/
Fonteez7162/
Feuntes7151/
Fuenteh7141/
Fuintes7120/
Fontair7118/
Fointeh7114/
Fanther719/
Fountai716/
Fuentea715/
Funtech713/
Fuontes713/
Funthes712/
Fonttes712/
Phunter711/
Foentge711/
Fonteas711/
Feinter711/
Ffontes711/
Fujante711/
Fantier711/
Fontees711/
Fonteuh711/
Fontech711/
Fienter710/
Pfontte710/
Fantter710/
Fonti673,741/
Fante672,506/
Fonta671,427/
Funta67706/
Fonty67415/
Funti6762/
Funty6724/
Foinette6717/
Vonte6712/
Facinter6710/
Fonté674/
Fanterre673/
Fhumtert672/
Fontaire672/
Fosenteh672/
Feamnter671/
Faanteer671/
Fountais671/
Funthess671/
Fuientez671/
Fontá671/
Fouentis671/
Feuntheu671/
D'Fuente671/
Phontier671/
Fumte671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Founter
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