da Fonseca Surname
Approximately 125,651 people bear this surname
da Fonseca Surname User-submission:
Source: LATIN; Meaning: CEAS. It is one of the oldest families of Portugal and whose nickname was released too. It seems to come from the lineage of Riba Douro, descended from D. Moninho Viegas, the Gasco, married to D. Validates Trocosendes, whose son was Don Garcia Moniz, who the Moors killed in winning Riba Douro.
Read More About This Surnameda Fonseca Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 99,513 | 1:2,151 | 209 |
| Angola | 19,719 | 1:1,369 | 244 |
| France | 2,541 | 1:26,140 | 3,125 |
| Portugal | 878 | 1:11,866 | 976 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 673 | 1:264 | 56 |
| Argentina | 396 | 1:107,938 | 9,124 |
| South Africa | 315 | 1:171,993 | 19,060 |
| Uruguay | 282 | 1:12,169 | 1,368 |
| Spain | 218 | 1:214,459 | 14,428 |
| Cape Verde | 205 | 1:2,584 | 130 |
| Switzerland | 159 | 1:51,654 | 6,794 |
| Venezuela | 92 | 1:328,305 | 7,307 |
| England | 64 | 1:870,595 | 45,570 |
| United States | 56 | 1:6,472,481 | 306,764 |
| Chile | 55 | 1:320,300 | 9,085 |
| Namibia | 55 | 1:43,807 | 5,665 |
| Paraguay | 46 | 1:157,321 | 3,198 |
| Canada | 36 | 1:1,023,489 | 76,466 |
| Mozambique | 36 | 1:757,266 | 1,613 |
| Australia | 36 | 1:749,881 | 48,970 |
| Luxembourg | 34 | 1:17,075 | 3,795 |
| Netherlands | 24 | 1:703,632 | 56,027 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Belgium | 21 | 1:547,459 | 51,586 |
| Peru | 20 | 1:1,589,206 | 22,980 |
| Senegal | 18 | 1:809,963 | 2,817 |
| Iceland | 17 | 1:22,358 | 1,772 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Andorra | 10 | 1:8,384 | 1,259 |
| East Timor | 9 | 1:135,103 | 179 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Guyana | 4 | 1:190,555 | 9,777 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
The alternate forms: da Fonsêca (14) & da Fonséca (3) are calculated separately.
da Fonseca Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Source: LATIN; Meaning: CEAS. It is one of the oldest families of Portugal and whose nickname was released too. It seems to come from the lineage of Riba Douro, descended from D. Moninho Viegas, the Gasco, married to D. Validates Trocosendes, whose son was Don Garcia Moniz, who the Moors killed in winning Riba Douro. This was the father of D. Rodrigo Garcia, the father of D. Garcia Rodrigues, who was called da Fonseca to have the landlord of this place, and he took the Moors to know brother D. Palo Garcia. He was also master of Couto of Leomil, by donation of Count Henry in the year 1102, and married to D. Diordia Ramires, daughter of King Ramiro Pinhones, Lord of Table, who had Egas D. Garcia da Fonseca, called Bufo, successor of the landlords of the Couto Leomil and Fonseca of honor, rich-man, husband of D. Increased. Parent Curveira, daughter of D. Paio Pires Romeo. From this marriage descended the Fonseca, the Coutinhos and other families. The honor of Fonseca was at St. Martin of Moors. The bishop of Malacca, João Ribeiro Gaio, left between their quintilhas dedicated to Fonseca, saying: Of the main Fontojos very family senators proceeds this coat just where it comes from many firsts of Castile and Portugal. Fonseca have maintained a position of nobility preponderance until at least the century. XV, when the eldest branch ran afoul of the Crown of Portugal and its leaders exiled in Castile.
- mauricio1da Fonseca Demographics
Average Male da Fonseca Height
173 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
da Fonseca Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name da Fonseca Come From? nationality or country of origin
da Fonseca is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: da Fonsêca or da Fonséca. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name da Fonseca? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,470th most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 57,998 people. da Fonseca is mostly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of da Fonseca reside; 80 percent reside in South America and 79 percent reside in Luso-South America.
It is most numerous in Brazil, where it is carried by 99,513 people, or 1 in 2,151. In Brazil da Fonseca is mostly concentrated in: Minas Gerais, where 21 percent reside, São Paulo, where 17 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 16 percent reside. Barring Brazil da Fonseca is found in 57 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 16 percent reside and France, where 2 percent reside.
da Fonseca Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of da Fonseca has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the da Fonseca last name expanded 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
da Fonseca Last Name Statistics demography
The amount da Fonseca earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 101.68% more than the national average, earning R 479,268 per year; in United States they earn 84.4% more than the national average, earning $79,567 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.36% more than the national average, earning $53,338 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| da Fonsêca | 97 | 14 | / |
| da Fonséca | 97 | 3 | / |
| da Fonsceca | 95 | 11 | / |
| da Fonsseca | 95 | 8 | / |
| das Fonseca | 95 | 3 | / |
| da Fonsecca | 95 | 2 | / |
| da Fonsedca | 95 | 1 | / |
| da Fonsecas | 95 | 1 | / |
| da Fonseica | 95 | 1 | / |
| da Fonnseca | 95 | 1 | / |
| de Fonseca | 90 | 355 | / |
| da Fonceca | 90 | 334 | / |
| Da-Fonseca | 90 | 31 | / |
| da Fomseca | 90 | 4 | / |
| do Fonseca | 90 | 3 | / |
| da Fonsaca | 90 | 2 | / |
| da Fonzeca | 90 | 1 | / |
| da Fonseco | 90 | 1 | / |
| da Fanseca | 90 | 1 | / |
| da Fonceica | 86 | 2 | / |
| dos Fonseca | 86 | 2 | / |
| da Foncesca | 86 | 1 | / |
| de Fonseka | 80 | 4,546 | / |
| da Foncesa | 80 | 3 | / |
| de Fonséca | 80 | 1 | / |
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