de Fonseka Surname

103,434th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,546 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

de Fonseka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

de Fonseka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka4,4581:4,668680
Australia281:964,13257,058
England221:2,532,63991,802
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
United States81:45,307,367917,113
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

de Fonseka Last Name Facts

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

The last name de Fonseka has its highest incidence in Sri Lanka. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name de Fonseka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 103,434th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,603,068 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of de Fonseka are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

This surname is most widely held in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 4,458 people, or 1 in 4,668. Besides Sri Lanka this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

de Fonseka Last Name Statistics demography

de Fonseka earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 1.96% less than the national average, earning $48,708 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 de Fonseka
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis