The Fantino surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 129 people carried this name — #131,379 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,500,000 people counted. That is up 5% from 123 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 817 people named Fantino live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Córdoba.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 422 people named Fantino.
73 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 22 départements, most often Alpes-Maritimes.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
26 people named Fantino live in Switzerland.
They live in 3 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Fantino,
with a public archive behind them.
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Edmund Fantino 1939–2015 · psychologist
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Julian Fantino 1942– · politician
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Alejandro Fantino 1971– · television presenter
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Matteo Fantino 2006– · basketball player
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Fantino.
- Fanelli 4,493 · U.S. census
- Fankhauser 1,537 · U.S. census
- Fanny 167 · U.S. census
- Fanti 312 · U.S. census
- Fantin 319 · U.S. census
- Fantini 580 · U.S. census
- Fanton 459 · U.S. census
- Fantone 240 · U.S. census
- Fantoni 148 · U.S. census
- Fantozzi 705 · U.S. census
- Fanucci 237 · U.S. census
- Faoro 229 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Fantino is.
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