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Fontaine Surname

5,393rd Most Commonsurname in the World

Approximately 105,163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in: FranceHighest density in: Dominica

Fontaine Surname Definition:

(French) Dweller at, or near, a spouting spring.

Fontaine Surname Distribution Map

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• 1881
• 1880

Sort resultsIncidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
France	56,705	1:1,171	49
Canada	16,757	1:2,199	241
United States	16,304	1:22,231	2,789
Belgium	7,375	1:1,559	83
Cuba	1,050	1:10,974	913
Haiti	1,021	1:10,464	1,093
Germany	993	1:81,073	10,240
Switzerland	796	1:10,318	1,694
England	735	1:75,807	8,584
Dominica	433	1:175	38
Netherlands	366	1:46,140	7,845
Argentina	216	1:197,886	16,431
Australia	202	1:133,642	14,486
Brazil	199	1:1,075,750	37,702
Chile	181	1:97,329	3,686
Thailand	171	1:413,090	72,457
Morocco	170	1:202,801	34,956
Dominican Republic	131	1:79,641	3,650
Spain	126	1:371,048	20,817
Mexico	103	1:1,205,109	14,520
Uruguay	101	1:33,978	3,937
French Polynesia	86	1:3,265	709
Seychelles	76	1:1,216	285
Ecuador	70	1:227,226	8,217
Portugal	57	1:182,776	7,697
New Caledonia	52	1:5,312	1,081
South Africa	50	1:1,083,554	64,652
Italy	45	1:1,359,038	78,318
Venezuela	40	1:755,102	12,515
Luxembourg	37	1:15,690	3,536
Madagascar	36	1:656,940	2,016
United States Virgin Islands	30	1:3,679	609
Singapore	21	1:262,272	11,611
China	19	1:71,964,293	3,948
Jersey	19	1:5,221	1,083
Aruba	18	1:5,749	789
Sweden	16	1:615,422	45,338
Monaco	15	1:2,471	143
Ireland	14	1:336,353	12,021
Israel	14	1:611,260	42,949
Jamaica	14	1:204,996	5,998
Trinidad and Tobago	14	1:97,427	6,588
Antigua and Barbuda	12	1:8,264	893
Czechia	11	1:966,679	76,885
Gibraltar	10	1:3,395	741
Norway	10	1:514,229	41,629
Russia	10	1:14,412,306	394,810
Wales	10	1:309,453	16,869
Mozambique	9	1:3,029,063	2,946
Vanuatu	9	1:29,253	714
Denmark	8	1:705,589	39,626
Hong Kong	8	1:916,935	4,774
Lithuania	8	1:379,324	17,382
Peru	8	1:3,973,015	32,693
United Arab Emirates	8	1:1,145,284	40,289
Austria	6	1:1,419,239	86,529
British Virgin Islands	6	1:5,266	561
Ivory Coast	6	1:3,845,205	48,272
Japan	6	1:21,307,382	48,838
Lebanon	6	1:939,514	16,645
Scotland	6	1:892,303	28,047
Senegal	6	1:2,429,890	4,996
Anguilla	5	1:2,687	256
Greece	5	1:2,215,958	91,893
Philippines	5	1:20,247,645	262,352
Saint Lucia	5	1:35,756	1,958
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	5	1:1,280	241
Burundi	4	1:2,451,213	1,279
Congo	4	1:1,247,274	20,238
DR Congo	4	1:18,469,892	182,906
Fiji	4	1:223,598	2,635
Panama	4	1:978,064	12,245
Poland	4	1:9,502,187	181,606
Suriname	4	1:138,154	7,029
Togo	4	1:1,811,942	8,122
Tunisia	4	1:152,656	17,743
Cameroon	3	1:6,923,023	143,724
Vietnam	3	1:30,882,018	4,101
Afghanistan	2	1:16,076,592	43,178
Finland	2	1:2,748,351	72,663
Guatemala	2	1:8,041,334	9,698
India	2	1:383,532,691	1,645,216
Indonesia	2	1:66,124,597	756,638
Kenya	2	1:23,089,950	83,168
Malaysia	2	1:14,747,112	316,340
Mauritius	2	1:646,708	13,517
New Zealand	2	1:2,264,162	49,210
Paraguay	2	1:3,618,373	13,977
Turkey	2	1:38,910,711	171,901
Algeria	1	1:38,631,551	130,422
Angola	1	1:26,989,214	11,853
Bahamas	1	1:391,751	2,737
Bahrain	1	1:1,348,608	10,432
Barbados	1	1:287,448	2,772
Belarus	1	1:9,501,059	159,228
Benin	1	1:10,335,602	103,742
Bulgaria	1	1:6,978,905	86,260
Cambodia	1	1:15,487,146	14,824
Colombia	1	1:47,774,072	44,230
Costa Rica	1	1:4,780,069	13,345
Croatia	1	1:4,228,604	99,289
El Salvador	1	1:6,343,888	8,415
Falkland Islands	1	1:3,132	317
Georgia	1	1:3,745,545	47,852
Iran	1	1:76,782,524	277,718
Kazakhstan	1	1:17,682,496	204,010
Kuwait	1	1:3,800,694	27,187
Latvia	1	1:2,050,046	60,295
Mali	1	1:16,969,035	4,067
Niger	1	1:19,192,017	110,060
Nigeria	1	1:177,142,758	748,972
Puerto Rico	1	1:3,550,139	9,109
Romania	1	1:20,077,870	89,414
Saint Kitts and Nevis	1	1:55,199	1,294
Saudi Arabia	1	1:30,855,817	63,028
Slovakia	1	1:5,336,450	140,422
South Korea	1	1:51,240,256	8,015
Sri Lanka	1	1:20,808,560	18,521
Taiwan	1	1:23,444,746	93,622
Tanzania	1	1:52,941,613	123,716
Wallis and Futuna	1	1:13,610	185
Zimbabwe	1	1:15,438,240	133,260

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Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
Ireland	8	1:553,733	17,655

Sort resultsIncidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
England	65	1:375,006	23,176
Wales	17	1:92,260	4,121
Jersey	15	1:3,459	578
Guernsey	2	1:16,328	1,834
Scotland	1	1:3,743,216	32,299

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
United States	838	1:59,927	6,615

Fontaine (1,650) may also be a first name.

Fontaine Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) Dweller at, or near, a spouting spring.

— Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles SmithRead translated descriptions of this surname from other languagesSubmit the Meaning of This Surname for a Chance To Win a $60 Genealogy DNA TestDNA test informationDisplay Statistics on:

• Average Salary in:United StatesCanadaEnglandNorwaySouth AfricaUnited States
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• Religious Adherence in:IrelandIrelandLebanon
• Political Affiliation in:United StatesUnited States

Fontaine Demographics

Average Fontaine Salary inUnited States

$46,239 USD

Per year

Rank: 534,586 of 1,180,305Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:0.0048882Rank: 2,549 of 1,181,369Percentage of national average salary:107.16%Sample size: 9,016 (2014)

Average Salary inUnited States

$43,149 USD

Per year

Per month: $3,596 USDPer week: $799 USDPer day: $118 USD

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Fontaine Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fontaine (Arabic: فونتان) occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fontaine? popularity and diffusion

Fontaine is the 5,393rd most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 69,298 people. The surname Fontaine is predominantly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Fontaine are found; 50 percent are found in Western Europe and 48 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Fontaine is also the 189,693rd most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 1,650 people.

The last name Fontaine is most common in France, where it is carried by 56,705 people, or 1 in 1,171. In France Fontaine is most common in: Réunion, where 23 percent are found, Hauts-de-France, where 15 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 13 percent are found. Barring France Fontaine exists in 121 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 16 percent are found and The United States, where 16 percent are found.

Fontaine Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fontaine has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fontaine surname expanded 1,946 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,131 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 175 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it fell 41 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fontaine Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (88%) in Ireland and Sunni (33%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Fontaine last name are 7.13% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.36% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fontaine earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 2.45% more than the national average, earning 354,576 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 63.23% more than the national average, earning R 387,900 per year; in United States they earn 7.16% more than the national average, earning $46,239 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.97% less than the national average, earning $42,247 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sort resultsIncidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A

Surname	Similarity	Worldwide Incidence	Prevalency
Fountaine	94	2,238	/
Fontaines	94	296	/
Fontainez	94	51	/
Fontainne	94	6	/
Fonttaine	94	2	/
Fontaiine	94	2	/
Fonntaine	94	1	/
Fontainge	94	1	/
Fontainie	94	1	/
Fontaione	94	1	/
Fointaine	94	1	/
Fontaaine	94	1	/
Fontainer	94	1	/
Fontane	93	768	/
Fontain	93	527	/
Fontine	93	71	/
Fountainee	89	1	/
Fountainez	89	1	/
Fointaines	89	1	/
Fontaineaz	89	1	/
D'Fontaine	89	1	/
Founttaine	89	0	/
Fountain	88	33,402	/
Fontanez	88	10,314	/
Fontanet	88	3,343	/
Fontanes	88	633	/
Fontange	88	289	/
Fontayne	88	256	/
Fontanie	88	240	/
Fontagne	88	228	/
Fontaina	88	224	/
Fontijne	88	200	/
Fonteine	88	147	/
Fontaney	88	95	/
Fontanne	88	51	/
Fantaine	88	21	/
Fondtain	88	9	/
Fontaner	88	7	/
Fountine	88	3	/
Fontaini	88	3	/
Fontineu	88	3	/
Fomtaine	88	2	/
Fontaned	88	2	/
Fontinez	88	2	/
Fontoine	88	2	/
Funtaine	88	2	/
Fointain	88	1	/
Fontainn	88	1	/
Fontanei	88	1	/
Fountane	88	1	/
Fontinet	88	1	/
Fontinie	88	1	/
Fontaneu	88	1	/
Fontaune	88	1	/
Fontiene	88	1	/
Fontanea	88	1	/
Fontinei	88	1	/
Fontines	88	1	/
Fonntain	88	0	/
Fontiner	88	0	/
Fontuine	88	0	/
Fontan	86	11,408	/
Fonteijne	82	91	/
Fontignie	82	66	/
Fonteiner	82	23	/
Fontagnes	82	20	/
Fontaynes	82	13	/
Fontangne	82	6	/
Fontaness	82	5	/
Fountayne	82	4	/
Fountaiin	82	2	/
Fountanez	82	2	/
Fountanie	82	2	/
Fauntaine	82	2	/
Fontannez	82	2	/
Foundtain	82	1	/
Founhtain	82	1	/
Fontijene	82	1	/
Fontaagne	82	1	/
Fontagney	82	1	/
Fontainés	82	1	/
Fontannes	82	1	/
Fountanet	82	1	/
Fountiner	82	0	/
Fontana	80	124,449	/
Fontani	80	3,066	/
Fontein	80	1,113	/
Fontijn	80	773	/
Fontini	80	416	/
Fantine	80	217	/
Fontany	80	195	/
Fontant	80	122	/
Fontang	80	91	/
Funtane	80	83	/
Fantane	80	41	/
Fontoin	80	39	/
Fontiny	80	21	/
Fontyne	80	20	/
Fontaim	80	9	/
Fantain	80	8	/
Fontané	80	8	/
Fountan	80	7	/
Fontene	80	4	/
Fontayn	80	3	/
Fontien	80	3	/
Fontand	80	1	/
Fontuin	80	1	/
Fontêne	80	1	/
Vontine	80	0	/
Fontean	80	0	/
Fontainová	78	1	/
Fontaneová	78	1	/
Fantainesh	78	1	/
Fonteyne	75	1,876	/
Fonteijn	75	460	/
Fonteina	75	445	/
Fontaiña	75	375	/
Fontanyi	75	148	/
Fontinoy	75	113	/
Fontanay	75	97	/
Fontánez	75	96	/
Fontanna	75	92	/
Fontijon	75	88	/
Fontenet	75	81	/
Funtanet	75	74	/
Fountana	75	53	/
Fantinet	75	53	/
Fonteney	75	35	/
Fontañez	75	26	/
Fontenez	75	21	/
Fontenai	75	18	/
Fontaniy	75	16	/
Fantanez	75	8	/
Fountein	75	8	/
Fointein	75	7	/
Fauntain	75	5	/
Fonthang	75	5	/
Fonntana	75	3	/
Fontenes	75	3	/
Fontanis	75	2	/
Fonttana	75	2	/
Fonthina	75	2	/
Fontanés	75	2	/
Fountang	75	2	/
Fanthine	75	2	/
Fantaina	75	1	/
Fountien	75	1	/
Fountoin	75	1	/
Fontanio	75	1	/
Fontanni	75	1	/
Phontain	75	1	/
Fantanes	75	1	/
Funtanes	75	1	/
Fanthane	75	1	/
Fontegne	75	1	/
Fontoing	75	1	/
Fontègne	75	1	/
Fontéyne	75	1	/
Fontaìna	75	1	/
Fonteini	75	1	/
Fontieni	75	1	/
Fontanai	75	1	/
Fontenea	75	0	/
Fauntane	75	0	/
Fountuin	75	0	/
Famtaine	75	0	/
Fanntain	75	0	/
Fountaim	75	0	/
Fantanesh	71	20,122	/
Fantahune	71	1,932	/
Fontán	71	184	/
Fantan	71	107	/
Fontinois	71	36	/
Fontenett	71	31	/
Fontanova	71	27	/
Fontenais	71	25	/
Fontam	71	18	/
Fontannay	71	11	/
Fontanová	71	10	/
Vontan	71	6	/
Fontannyi	71	6	/
Fantainha	71	4	/
Fantassin	71	4	/
Phontasin	71	4	/
Fontàn	71	3	/
Fontanais	71	3	/
Fountoing	71	3	/
Fonteynes	71	2	/
Fountanyi	71	1	/
Fontanych	71	1	/
Fonteyang	71	1	/
Fontanowa	71	1	/
Fountehan	71	1	/
Phonthain	71	1	/
Phonthane	71	1	/
Fantini	67	23,823	/
Fonteyn	67	1,644	/
Vantine	67	1,513	/
Fonteny	67	582	/
Phontan	67	289	/
Fantana	67	285	/
Fontena	67	222	/
Fantang	67	172	/
Fantani	67	133	/
Fantene	67	104	/
Fontenaist	67	54	/
Fontány	67	24	/
Vontein	67	17	/
Fontham	67	13	/
Fantiny	67	12	/
Vonthin	67	10	/
Fundtaunet	67	10	/
Fantein	67	7	/
Fontána	67	5	/
Fonteni	67	5	/
Vonthan	67	4	/
Fontáni	67	4	/
Funtané	67	4	/
Fantaun	67	4	/
Phonthanee	67	4	/
Fantyne	67	4	/
Fantoin	67	3	/
Fantany	67	2	/
Funtana	67	1	/
Vontean	67	1	/
Fantien	67	1	/
Fonteñe	67	1	/
Fonthén	67	1	/
Fontoun	67	1	/
Feuntan	67	1	/
Fontiña	67	1	/
Funtini	67	1	/
Fanthan	67	0	/
Fountam	67	0	/
Fonntam	67	0	/
Fonteen	67	0	/
Famtain	67	0	/

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Fontaine Name Transliterations

Transliteration	ICU Latin	Percentage of Incidence
Fontaine in the Arabic language
فونتان	fwntan	-
فونتين	fwntyn	-

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