Dafonseca Surname

509,082nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 643 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Dafonseca Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dafonseca Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2641:251,60138,869
United States2061:1,759,509115,901
Canada401:921,14070,350
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
Uruguay281:122,56311,386
Peru231:1,381,91821,725
Congo131:383,7779,863
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Djibouti11:914,9321,612

The alternate forms: Dafonséca (1) are calculated separately.

Dafonseca Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Dafonseca Come From? nationality or country of origin

Dafonseca is found in France more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Dafonséca. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dafonseca? popularity and diffusion

It is the 509,082nd most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 11,333,664 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Dafonseca reside; 42 percent reside in Western Europe and 41 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in France, where it is carried by 264 people, or 1 in 251,601. In France Dafonseca is most numerous in: Île-de-France, where 52 percent live, Hauts-de-France, where 12 percent live and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 11 percent live. Besides France this surname is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Dafonseca Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dafonseca last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Dafonseca earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 54.59% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,802 per year; in United States they earn 5.2% more than the national average, earning $45,394 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.16% more than the national average, earning $59,203 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dafonseca
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