La Fuente Surname
Approximately 2,836 people bear this surname
La Fuente Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'the fountain', originally a surname designating control over the water supply.
La Fuente Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolivia | 996 | 1:10,659 | 1,140 |
| United States | 582 | 1:622,782 | 50,324 |
| Argentina | 465 | 1:91,921 | 7,749 |
| Peru | 237 | 1:134,110 | 7,506 |
| Philippines | 166 | 1:609,869 | 65,823 |
| Spain | 162 | 1:288,593 | 17,624 |
| Chile | 134 | 1:131,466 | 4,661 |
| Cuba | 58 | 1:198,668 | 4,225 |
| Mexico | 40 | 1:3,103,155 | 23,265 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Brazil | 21 | 1:10,194,016 | 213,214 |
| Uruguay | 18 | 1:190,653 | 15,539 |
| Costa Rica | 17 | 1:281,181 | 3,072 |
| Venezuela | 13 | 1:2,323,391 | 26,733 |
| Ecuador | 6 | 1:2,650,974 | 26,148 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
La Fuente Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname means 'the fountain', originally a surname designating control over the water supply.
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Average La Fuente Salary in
United States
$28,740 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Fuentes | 95 | 18 | / |
| Lafuente | 94 | 27,141 | / |
| La Funte | 94 | 2 | / |
| La Fuenta | 89 | 6 | / |
| Lafuentte | 89 | 2 | / |
| Llafuente | 89 | 1 | / |
| La Funete | 89 | 1 | / |
| La Feinte | 89 | 1 | / |
| la-Fuente | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lafente | 88 | 13 | / |
| Lafunte | 88 | 10 | / |
| Lafuent | 88 | 4 | / |
| Lafuenti | 82 | 122 | / |
| Lafoente | 82 | 10 | / |
| Lafuenta | 82 | 9 | / |
| La Fonte | 82 | 7 | / |
| Lefuente | 82 | 4 | / |
| Lafuunte | 82 | 3 | / |
| Lafunete | 82 | 2 | / |
| Lafuenet | 82 | 1 | / |
| Lufuente | 82 | 1 | / |
| Lafeunte | 82 | 1 | / |
| Lafent | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lafunette | 78 | 0 | / |
| Lavente | 75 | 830 | / |
| Lafonte | 75 | 227 | / |
| La Font | 75 | 41 | / |
| Lafendt | 75 | 7 | / |
| Lufunte | 75 | 6 | / |
| Lafante | 75 | 5 | / |
| Lafount | 75 | 2 | / |
| Luvente | 75 | 1 | / |
| Laffent | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lifunte | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lafenta | 75 | 0 | / |
| Lufuende | 71 | 117 | / |
| La Fonta | 71 | 39 | / |
| La Vende | 71 | 38 | / |
| Lafantie | 71 | 27 | / |
| Le Fante | 71 | 11 | / |
| Laventie | 71 | 4 | / |
| Lafnette | 71 | 4 | / |
| La Venta | 71 | 4 | / |
| Lafointe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lafanete | 71 | 2 | / |
| Laventue | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lafounti | 71 | 1 | / |
| Laf Nate | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lafounta | 71 | 1 | / |
| La Ventu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lafontae | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lafaunta | 71 | 1 | / |
| lo Fonte | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lafontie | 71 | 0 | / |
| Laffaunt | 71 | 0 | / |
| Lafaonte | 71 | 0 | / |
| Laffante | 71 | 0 | / |
| La Found | 71 | 0 | / |
| Laffenty | 71 | 0 | / |
| Lafont | 67 | 12,230 | / |
| Lavent | 67 | 265 | / |
| La Venuta | 67 | 149 | / |
| Lafanette | 67 | 45 | / |
| Lafant | 67 | 36 | / |
| Lavenette | 67 | 34 | / |
| Lofent | 67 | 9 | / |
| Laffnette | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lafanhete | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lafnet | 67 | 1 | / |
| La Fontai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lafund | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lafountai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lafnat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lafonette | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luvent | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lafend | 67 | 0 | / |
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