Fontes is used as a family name or surname in Spain, France. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Fontes
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Spain, France
Meaning:

Fontes is variant form of the Fontana. Dweller at, or near, a spring.

Fontes is a variation of the Font. Latin fous, a spring. De Fonte, Ad Fontem. Hundred Rolls.

How popular is Fontes?

Fontes is common in Brazil, Angola, Portugal, United States, Mozambique, Mexico, Uruguay, France, Spain, Cuba, Cape Verde, Canada, Argentina.

Fontes is ranked 5878 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Fontess grew by 19.38 per cent to 4478 since 2000 and ranked 7437 after elevating 702 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 52.84 51.37
Hispanic or Latino 30.42 26.13
Black 10.94 5.76
Others 3.55 15.14
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.9 1.23
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.36 0.37
Fontes is quite popular family name mostly used in Brazil however Portugal lie ahead in terms of density. Around 96057 people have been found who wears Fontes as their family name. Fontes is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Fontes:
328 Brazil53,256
402 Angola11,240
Countries with thousands of Fontes:
181 Portugal9,558
8,291 United States5,055
1,220 Mozambique4,944
1,914 Mexico4,230
163 Uruguay2,551
3,855 France2,096
Countries with hundreds of Fontes:
4,957 Spain875
1,107 Cuba711
111 Cape Verde296
14,476 Canada262
13,888 Argentina259
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
7,613 Venezuela86
11,444 Switzerland75
122,869 Indonesia68
45,134 England65
79,660 Germany65
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
2,029 Luxembourg50
41,856 Australia47
96,432 South Africa24
301,565 Thailand22
12,618 Ecuador22
50,051 Belgium22
3,514 New Caledonia21
73,030 Netherlands13
28,015 Peru12
110,230 Italy11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
90,587 Sweden8
4,372 Nicaragua8
33,195 Chile7
1,305 São Tomé and Príncipe7
28,047 Scotland6
48,838 Japan6
23,171 Wales6
51,993 United Arab Emirates6
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Fontes Namesakes

  • Narbal Fontes, popular Brazilian writer
  • Lourival Fontes, Brazilian journalist and politician best
  • Wayne Fontes, former American football coach and college and professional football player
  • Saulo Araújo Fontes, Brazilian goalkeeper

Fontes Namesakes

  • Narbal Fontes, popular Brazilian writer
  • Lourival Fontes, Brazilian journalist and politician best
  • Wayne Fontes, former American football coach and college and professional football player
  • Saulo Araújo Fontes, Brazilian goalkeeper

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