Fonda Surname

79,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,093 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Fonda Surname Definition:

FONDA: Spanish, Fonda, bottom, foundation, the source or beginning. Fondi, a town of Naples, in Italy, so called from the Latin fundus, the bottom.

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Fonda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0411:177,58917,796
Niger9021:21,2771,320
Italy8361:73,15412,899
Cameroon4471:46,4636,105
Indonesia3751:352,66530,497
Slovenia2261:11,0072,602
France1541:431,31662,491
Brazil1361:1,574,07652,203
Ecuador1121:142,0166,963
Canada1071:344,35131,229
Tanzania1061:499,44933,339
Argentina941:454,71734,122
Philippines671:1,511,018105,084
Australia661:409,02632,879
Benin561:184,56417,920
Russia371:3,895,218191,585
Chile341:518,13213,148
Kosovo281:66,4954,519
Lesotho261:78,1759,832
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
England191:2,932,529101,561
Venezuela171:1,776,71022,419
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
India141:54,790,384527,769
Albania131:224,15814,039
Taiwan131:1,803,44211,840
Hungary131:755,09840,181
China71:195,331,65210,124
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8811:57,0026,350

Fonda (7,089) may also be a first name.

Fonda Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

FONDA: Spanish, Fonda, bottom, foundation, the source or beginning. Fondi, a town of Naples, in Italy, so called from the Latin fundus, the bottom.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from fandë, fanë or fonë, according to the Fan province in Mirditë (old name Fandë) in Albania, that's how Albanians of the Catholic faith were called.

- erjonfanaj

Fonda Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fonda (Arabic: فوندا, Hindi: फोन्दा, Russian: Фонда) is found most frequently in The United States. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fonda? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fonda is the 79,991st most frequently used surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,196,052 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 35 percent of Fonda live; 29 percent live in North America and 28 percent live in Anglo-North America. Fonda is also the 76,935th most widely held first name in the world, held by 7,089 people.

The last name Fonda is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 2,041 people, or 1 in 177,589. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 17 percent are found, Nevada, where 15 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name is found in 68 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 15 percent are found and Italy, where 14 percent are found.

Fonda Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fonda has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 232 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fonda Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fonda last name are 5.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.72% registered with the party.

The amount Fonda earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 6.86% more than the national average, earning €32,091 per year; in United States they earn 12.41% more than the national average, earning $48,504 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.72% less than the national average, earning $48,333 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fondaj9199/
Founda9188/
Fondas9180/
Fonday9137/
Pfonda9114/
Fondap913/
Fondah911/
Fondau911/
Fondaz911/
Fhonda911/
Fomnda911/
Foundas83223/
Fomndap8314/
Foundat8310/
Foundap832/
Foinday831/
Pfondap831/
Pfounda831/
Foindai831/
Foundah831/
Fondaih831/
Fondo8027,850/
Funda8011,005/
Fondi802,892/
Fanda802,849/
Fonde802,275/
Vonda80921/
Fondy80159/
Fomda8056/
Fondj801/
Fondhaus770/
Fondio735,597/
Fonder731,136/
Fandai73649/
Fondeh73348/
Foundi73308/
Fondos73289/
Fandat73256/
Fondoh73246/
Fondey73223/
Fandaj73213/
Fondop73183/
Pfunda73179/
Phonda73157/
Fondou73119/
Fondis73111/
Faunda7360/
Fondie7353/
Fandau7349/
Fandah7339/
Fanday7335/
Fundas7332/
Founde7331/
Fondep7330/
Fondje7327/
Fundai7322/
Foundy7321/
Fondet7321/
Foumda7317/
Fomdap7316/
Funday7314/
Fandad7310/
Fundah7310/
Fandas739/
Vondah739/
Fannda738/
Vondaa738/
Fundea734/
Fondes733/
Fganda733/
Fondys733/
Foundo733/
Fomday732/
Fondei732/
Fundap732/
Fandaz732/
Fandap732/
Fandea732/
Fhanda732/
Fgunda731/
Fhonde731/
Fundaa731/
Fundha731/
Fohnde731/
Foindi731/
Fondde731/
Vondau731/
Vondea731/
Fondoo731/
Vondai731/
Fuunda731/
Fandda731/
Fondih731/
Fondip731/
Fondit731/
Fondui731/
Fondós731/
Feunda731/
Faanda731/
Foendi731/
Fondeu730/
Vonday730/
Fondee730/
Facenda671,697/
Foundou671,367/
Foundos67138/
Founder67119/
Foondos67114/
Foundie6790/
Fondots6774/
Phondoa6743/
Fondoit6738/
Fasenda6731/
Fosindi6727/
Foundje6723/
Foundis6718/
Fondoup6718/
Pfounde6715/
Fandash6713/
Fandass6711/
Phondap6710/
Fandaya677/
Fundeas677/
Phondat677/
Fondess674/
Fandaut673/
Foundey673/
Fandaat672/
Founded672/
Foundio672/
Fosndot671/
Foundez671/
Pfoundi671/
Fuondoh671/
Fundaya671/
Fanndai671/
Fahanda671/
Foindio671/
Fondish671/
Fonndie671/
Foundeu671/
Feutnda671/
Ffandai671/
Fandeau670/
Fondeis670/
Foinder670/

Fonda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fonda in the Hindi language
फोन्दाphonda81.82
फोंदाphonda18.18
Fonda in the Russian language
Фондаfonda-
Fonda in the Arabic language
فونداfwnda-

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