Fonceca Surname

122,089th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,748 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Honduras

Fonceca Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fonceca Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico1,0231:121,3354,145
Brazil9451:226,5348,767
Colombia5281:90,4813,444
Argentina3091:138,32811,714
Honduras2121:41,5871,160
United States1821:1,991,533128,023
Paraguay1171:61,8531,683
Australia911:296,65626,074
Peru681:467,41413,756
India441:17,433,304271,013
Philippines391:2,595,852132,893
Chile341:518,13213,148
Venezuela311:974,32514,902
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Ecuador241:662,74412,125
Nicaragua151:401,4063,386
England91:6,190,895170,599
Cuba81:1,440,3407,824
France71:9,488,960336,266
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

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

Fonceca Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fonceca is more frequently found in Mexico than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Fonçeca. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fonceca? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 122,089th most widely held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,944,383 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Fonceca live; 55 percent live in South America and 27 percent live in Hispano-North America.

The surname Fonceca is most prevalent in Mexico, where it is carried by 1,023 people, or 1 in 121,335. In Mexico it is most prevalent in: Michoacán, where 18 percent reside, México, where 15 percent reside and Jalisco, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Mexico it exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 25 percent reside and Colombia, where 14 percent reside.

Fonceca Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fonceca has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fonceca surname increased 18,200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fonceca Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fonceca surname are 36.24% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 89.47% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fonceca earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 11.36% more than the national average, earning $25,282,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.04% more than the national average, earning $45,757 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.74% more than the national average, earning $50,049 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fonçeca951/
Fonsceca9331/
Foncesca9326/
Fonceica9311/
Foncheca934/
Foncseca932/
Fonseca86565,415/
Fonzeca86117/
Foncesa8627/
Fonceka8614/
Fanceca867/
Funceca862/
Foncica862/
Fonceci861/
Fongeca861/
Fonxeca861/
Fontseca80198/
Fonsecca8025/
Fonsseca8017/
Fonsecas8015/
Fonsecha8010/
Fonsesca8010/
Ffonseca806/
Fonseica805/
Pfonseca805/
Fonsecaa805/
Fonseeca803/
Fosnseca802/
Fonsecia802/
Fonsecka802/
Fonsecsa801/
Fancheca801/
Fonsecaz801/
Fonsedca801/
Fonsecea801/
Fancesca801/
D'Fonseca7545/
Fonsêca71132,332/
Fonseka7157,222/
Fonsica7173/
Fonseco7133/
Fanseca7130/
Fomseca7124/
Funseca7110/
Fonseza7110/
Fonsece719/
Fonsesa718/
Vonseca714/
Fonkeka713/
Fanzeca712/
Fanceco711/
Fonseja711/
Funchica67285/
Fondzeka6758/
Fonsechi6725/
Fonnseka6711/
Fonseska674/
Fancisca673/
Fonceski672/
Fonchika671/
Fongiche671/
Phonseca671/
Fonsekka671/
Foncesko671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fonceca
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