Fuente Surname

26,753rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,088 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Cuba

Fuente Surname User-submission:

(Spanish) Fuente is a habitational name referring to one living near a spring, fountain, or other source of water.

Fuente Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain6,7661:6,910854
Argentina4,0971:10,433986
Cuba2,1611:5,332604
Mexico2,1431:57,9222,804
United States9841:368,35332,709
Colombia8821:54,1662,661
Venezuela8371:36,0862,062
Ecuador5511:28,8673,577
Dominican Republic4011:26,0171,610
Nicaragua2941:20,480984
Philippines1881:538,50161,337
Peru1241:256,32410,443
Panama1211:32,3331,849
Chile981:179,7605,854
Brazil881:2,432,66374,473
England581:960,65648,451
Guatemala491:328,2184,622
Honduras371:238,2822,434
El Salvador271:234,9592,182
France251:2,656,909193,074
Uruguay231:149,20713,102
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Puerto Rico61:591,6903,707
Wales51:618,90625,852
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Bolivia51:2,123,2876,830
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Paraguay41:1,809,18612,346
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Fuente (353) may also be a first name.

Fuente Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Spanish) Fuente is a habitational name referring to one living near a spring, fountain, or other source of water.

- miwasatoshi

Fuente Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fuente occurs more in Spain more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fuente? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 26,753rd most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 362,781 people. Fuente occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Fuente are found; 34 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 34 percent are found in Iberian Europe. Fuente is also the 463,770th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 353 people.

The surname is most frequent in Spain, where it is carried by 6,766 people, or 1 in 6,910. In Spain Fuente is most frequent in: Castile and León, where 27 percent are found, Madrid, where 18 percent are found and Basque Country, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Spain it exists in 57 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 20 percent are found and Cuba, where 11 percent are found.

Fuente Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fuente has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Fuente surname grew 6,560 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fuente Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fuente surname are 44.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 97.73% registered with the political party.

The amount Fuente earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 6.52% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,122 per year; in Colombia they earn 17.9% less than the national average, earning $18,639,400 COP per year and in United States they earn 17.27% less than the national average, earning $35,696 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fuentes92931,630/
Fuentez923,323/
Fuenteh9241/
Fuented9210/
Fuenter926/
Fuentea925/
Fuentet921/
Fente913,710/
Fuent9130/
Fuenttes8610/
Fuentess868/
Ffuentes868/
Fuentees865/
Fuenntes864/
Fuenteds864/
Fuentesj862/
Fuesntes861/
Fuientez861/
Fuentesd861/
Fuentesz861/
Fouentes861/
D'Fuente861/
Fuentezs860/
Fentie838,383/
Fenter83910/
Buente83339/
Feinte83133/
Fuents8373/
Fentes8362/
Fuenty8317/
Fuentz8310/
Fuenta8310/
Fenteš838/
Faunte837/
Fentje834/
Fentet834/
Fenteh832/
Fuenti832/
Fentea831/
Fentey831/
Fentez831/
Foente831/
Fentei831/
D'fuentes804/
Fnte802/
Fuentis7759/
Feuntes7751/
Fountea7736/
Buhente7730/
Fuintes7720/
Fuemtes7715/
Founter773/
Fuentès773/
Fenther772/
Pfenter771/
Fountez771/
Fuinter771/
Foentge771/
Feinter771/
Fwentes771/
Fujante771/
Feintes771/
Feentes771/
Founteh771/
Fentter771/
Fentess770/
Fehnter770/
Fenta7333,377/
Vente736,265/
Fenty731,711/
Fenti73666/
Fuend7379/
Finte7343/
Buent734/
Femte732/
Fntes731/
Feintech7150/
Founteas7119/
Feamnter711/
Fouentis711/
Fihiente711/
Feuntheu711/
Feinthet710/
Feinthee710/
Founta671,040/
Founti67531/
Viente67515/
Finter67386/
Venteu6788/
Fentis6741/
Fionte6738/
Finteh6735/
Fentay6726/
Fintes6716/
Fünter6716/
Ventie6715/
Founty6712/
Fuinta676/
Venthe675/
Veinte674/
Fentiz673/
Fintie672/
Fainte672/
Ventey672/
Finted672/
Foumte672/
Phente671/
Pfuend671/
Fentaj671/
Ventte671/
Buinte671/
Fintei671/
Vaente671/
Feinti671/
Feinty671/
Femtee671/
Femteh671/
Fyenti671/
Fehnty670/
Faunta670/
Fintet670/
Fintey670/

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