La Fuente Surname

154,749th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,836 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bolivia
Highest density in:
Bolivia

La Fuente Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'the fountain', originally a surname designating control over the water supply.

La Fuente Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bolivia9961:10,6591,140
United States5821:622,78250,324
Argentina4651:91,9217,749
Peru2371:134,1107,506
Philippines1661:609,86965,823
Spain1621:288,59317,624
Chile1341:131,4664,661
Cuba581:198,6684,225
Mexico401:3,103,15523,265
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Uruguay181:190,65315,539
Costa Rica171:281,1813,072
Venezuela131:2,323,39126,733
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
England11:55,718,059489,080
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

La Fuente Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'the fountain', originally a surname designating control over the water supply.

- clafuente1983

La Fuente Last Name Facts

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

The surname La Fuente occurs most in Bolivia. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

La Fuente is the 154,749th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,569,657 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of La Fuente reside; 67 percent reside in South America and 44 percent reside in Andean South America.

This last name is most frequent in Bolivia, where it is carried by 996 people, or 1 in 10,659. In Bolivia it is most frequent in: Santa Cruz Department, where 48 percent are found, Cochabamba Department, where 36 percent are found and La Paz Department, where 15 percent are found. Beside Bolivia it occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Argentina, where 16 percent are found.

La Fuente Last Name Statistics demography

The amount La Fuente earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 10.69% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,312 per year and in United States they earn 33.39% less than the national average, earning $28,740 USD per year.

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