Fondo Surname

19,692nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,850 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Fondo Surname User-submission:

Fondo is a Galician surname named after a place called Fondo in the village of Silvarredonda, Cabana de Bergantiños, Spain.

It appears in the 1753' Catastro de la Ensenada enquiry on regards to Coto de Penela.

In Galician, fondo has several meanings, like 'deep', 'at the back'.

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Fondo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mozambique16,0681:1,697403
Kenya9,7011:4,760680
DR Congo5131:144,01515,172
Spain3631:128,7939,849
Benin2151:48,0736,085
Cameroon2071:100,33411,860
Niger1751:109,6694,389
United States1531:2,369,013146,433
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Argentina891:480,26335,686
Zimbabwe481:321,63031,533
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
Colombia341:1,405,12010,559
Uruguay191:180,61914,948
France131:5,109,440259,941
Senegal101:1,457,9343,873
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
England21:27,859,030389,889
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Fondo (1,663) may also be a first name.

Fondo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Fondo is a Galician surname named after a place called Fondo in the village of Silvarredonda, Cabana de Bergantiños, Spain.

It appears in the 1753' Catastro de la Ensenada enquiry on regards to Coto de Penela.

In Galician, fondo has several meanings, like 'deep', 'at the back'.

- sicuoya

Fondo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fondo (Russian: Фондо) is more frequently found in Mozambique than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Fondo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fondo? popularity and diffusion

Fondo is the 19,692nd most widely held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 261,671 people. The surname Fondo is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Fondo reside; 58 percent reside in Southern Africa and 58 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 188,831st most common first name internationally, borne by 1,663 people.

This last name is most widespread in Mozambique, where it is carried by 16,068 people, or 1 in 1,697. Other than Mozambique it is found in 46 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 35 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.

Fondo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fondo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fondo last name rose 15,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fondo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (93%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Fondo surname are 20.96% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 74.19% being registered with the party.

The amount Fondo earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 67.55% less than the national average, earning R 77,112 per year and in United States they earn 20.67% less than the national average, earning $34,228 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fondos91289/
Fondoh91246/
Fondop91183/
Fondou91119/
Foundo913/
Fondoo911/
Foundou831,367/
Foundos83138/
Foondos83114/
Fondots8374/
Fondoit8338/
Fondoup8318/
Fuondoh831/
Fosndot831/
Fonda806,093/
Fando801,209/
Fundo80958/
Vondo80440/
Foundoux7758/
Foondoos772/
Fandos731,889/
Phondo73631/
Faundo73542/
Fundoh73116/
Founda7388/
Pfundo7388/
Fondas7380/
Fandou7346/
Fandot7316/
Pfonda7314/
Fandod739/
Fandoh737/
Fundos735/
Fandoi734/
Fondap733/
Fandop733/
Feundo732/
Fandoz731/
Fandoy731/
Vondoy731/
Vondoi731/
Fomnda731/
Fondós731/
Vondoh731/
Fondah731/
Fondaz731/
Fondau731/
Fandoo731/
Fhonda731/
Fondeu730/
Foundas67223/
Facendo67127/
Fandoud67123/
Fandoux6785/
Phondoa6743/
Fomndap6714/
Phondot6713/
Foundat6710/
Phondoi678/
Fandood675/
Fasendo675/
Facindo672/
Phondoy672/
Foundap672/
Pfondap671/
Phondod671/
Fandozz671/
Fasindo671/
Pfounda671/
Fundott671/
Fandouz671/
Foundah671/
Foundeu671/
Feundou671/
Fandoth670/

Fondo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fondo in the Russian language
Фондоfondo-

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