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

Family Name / Last Name: Fuente
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Spain
Meaning:

Fuente is variant form of Font. Latin fous, a spring. De Fonte, Ad Fontem. Hundred Rolls.

Fuente is the variation of Fontana. Dweller at, or near, a spring.

How popular is Fuente?

Fuente is common in Spain, Argentina, Cuba, Mexico, United States, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Philippines, Peru, Panama.

Fuente is ranked 26769 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Fuentes plummeted by 5.98 per cent to 629 since 2000 and slipped by 3304 spots and ranked at 35721. The last name was found in around 2 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Hispanic or Latino 84.58 84.01
White 14.47 14.65
Fuente is quite popular family name mostly used in Spain however Cuba lie ahead in terms of density. Around 20088 people have been found who wears Fuente as their family name. Fuente is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Fuente:
854 Spain6,766
986 Argentina4,097
604 Cuba2,161
2,804 Mexico2,143
Countries with hundreds of Fuente:
32,703 United States984
2,661 Colombia882
2,062 Venezuela837
3,577 Ecuador551
1,610 Dominican Republic401
984 Nicaragua294
61,337 Philippines188
10,443 Peru124
1,849 Panama121
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
5,854 Chile98
74,479 Brazil88
48,451 England58
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
4,622 Guatemala49
2,434 Honduras37
2,182 El Salvador27
193,074 France25
13,102 Uruguay23
73,129 Australia19
205,224 Germany14
73,966 Belgium12
75,423 Netherlands12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
3,707 Puerto Rico6
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Fuente Namesakes

  • Luis Merlo de la Fuente, Spanish colonial official
  • Juan de la Fuente, sailor from Argentina
  • Fernando de la Fuente de la Fuente, Spanish Marist Brother and missionary
  • Juan Ramón de la Fuente, Mexican psychiatrist
  • Cristián de la Fuente, Chilean–American actor, presenter
  • Antonio Gutiérrez de la Fuente, Peruvian politician
  • David de la Fuente, Spanish professional road bicycle racer
  • Claire de la Fuente, Filipino singer
  • José Manuel Fuente, professional road racing cyclist and noted climbing specialist
  • Luis de la Fuente, is one of the most successful Mexican-born footballers of all time
  • Rodrigo de la Fuente, retired Spanish professional basketball player and the current general manager of the basketball section of FC Barcelona

Fuente Namesakes

  • Luis Merlo de la Fuente, Spanish colonial official
  • Juan de la Fuente, sailor from Argentina
  • Fernando de la Fuente de la Fuente, Spanish Marist Brother and missionary
  • Juan Ramón de la Fuente, Mexican psychiatrist
  • Cristián de la Fuente, Chilean–American actor, presenter
  • Antonio Gutiérrez de la Fuente, Peruvian politician
  • David de la Fuente, Spanish professional road bicycle racer
  • Claire de la Fuente, Filipino singer
  • José Manuel Fuente, professional road racing cyclist and noted climbing specialist
  • Luis de la Fuente, is one of the most successful Mexican-born footballers of all time
  • Rodrigo de la Fuente, retired Spanish professional basketball player and the current general manager of the basketball section of FC Barcelona

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