La Fontaine Surname

341,803rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,074 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

La Fontaine Surname User-submission:

Originally comes from Lafontaine (Northern France) or other variants (Lafoun, Lafont from Southern France) meaning "the fountain". That surname was given to people living near or tending the watering place, the well or the fountain of their village.

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La Fontaine Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia3641:74,1648,706
United States1781:2,036,286130,241
Canada1271:290,12326,993
Netherlands671:252,04732,252
France641:1,037,855114,367
Belgium491:234,62529,441
Denmark481:117,59810,848
England341:1,638,76668,634
Panama321:122,2584,322
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
Venezuela181:1,678,00421,578
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

La Fontaine (224) may also be a first name.

La Fontaine Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Originally comes from Lafontaine (Northern France) or other variants (Lafoun, Lafont from Southern France) meaning "the fountain". That surname was given to people living near or tending the watering place, the well or the fountain of their village.

- klackson

La Fontaine Last Name Facts

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

The last name La Fontaine is most common in Australia. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name La Fontaine? popularity and diffusion

La Fontaine is the 341,803rd most common family name globally It is held by around 1 in 6,785,425 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 37 percent of La Fontaine are found; 34 percent are found in Australasia and 34 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 601,629th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 224 people.

The last name La Fontaine is most frequently used in Australia, where it is borne by 364 people, or 1 in 74,164. In Australia La Fontaine is most common in: Victoria, where 65 percent reside, New South Wales, where 16 percent reside and Western Australia, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Australia this last name is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Canada, where 12 percent reside.

La Fontaine Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of La Fontaine has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the La Fontaine surname expanded 297 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 243 percent between 1881 and 2014.

La Fontaine Last Name Statistics demography

The amount La Fontaine earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 174.66% more than the national average, earning R 652,692 per year; in United States they earn 94.54% more than the national average, earning $83,940 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.54% less than the national average, earning $47,922 CAD per year.

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