Fontoura

Fontoura Meaning & Origin

About Fontoura
The surname Fontoura is of Portuguese origin and is derived from the word "fonte" meaning "fountain" or "spring" in Portuguese. It is a locational surname, indicating that the original bearer of the name hailed from a place named Fontoura or had some association with a fountain or spring. The surname Fontoura is relatively common in Portugal and is also found in Brazil and other Portuguese-speaking countries.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Fontoura is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Fontoura: 112
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 147,253
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Fontoura based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Fontoura is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
FNTR
🗽 NYSIIS
FA
🔊 Soundex
F053060
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
F OW0 N T UH1 R AH0
🌐 IPA
/fontoura*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('FNTR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
F536

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Fontoura in Braille

Here's how to represent Fontoura in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Fontoura in braille

How to sign the name Fontoura using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Fontoura using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Fontoura in sign language

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