Founton Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Thailand

Founton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Founton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Founton Last Name Facts

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

Founton occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Founton? popularity and diffusion

The surname Founton is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Founton are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Founton is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States Founton is most prevalent in: Florida, where 25 percent reside, Illinois, where 25 percent reside and Louisiana, where 25 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 20 percent reside.

Founton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Founton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Founton surname fell 73 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fountong9312/
Fountoin931/
Fountonn930/
Fonton921,016/
Funton925/
Fountoing883/
Funtong86137/
Fontoin8639/
Fontone8628/
Fontong8617/
Fuenton869/
Fountan867/
Feunton866/
Fonnton861/
Fointon861/
Fontoon860/
Foumton860/
Foynton860/
Fontont860/
Faunton860/
Fonthong8059/
Funthong8053/
Fontoine802/
Fountang802/
Foontong801/
Fonttont801/
Fountane801/
Fontoing801/
Founteun801/
Fountuin800/
Fontonne800/
Fauntoin800/
Fontan7711,408/
Fanton776,637/
Fontán77184/
Fontão77162/
Funtan7744/
Vunton777/
Vonton774/
Fontàn773/
Funtán773/
Funtun772/
Foonthong7513/
Phountong753/
Fhunthong751/
Fantone712,046/
Fontane71768/
Phonton71136/
Fontant71122/
Fontang7191/
Funtane7183/
Feuntun7115/
Fantong718/
Funtung714/
Fantoin713/
Fainton712/
Fontand711/
Funtang711/
Fontuin711/
Feuntan711/
Vonthon711/
Phunton711/
Phounthong711/
Faynton710/
Feinton710/
Feenton710/
Fountam710/
Feunteun67654/
Fontugne67560/
Phonthon67398/
Fontagne67228/
Fontanne6751/
Phontong6750/
Phuntong6713/
Phuenton6711/
Fanthong676/
Fonthang675/
Phunthon671/
Phoonton671/
Phontone671/
Feuntang671/
Fauntane670/
Fontuine670/

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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
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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 Founton
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