Fonega Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Fonega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fonega Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230

Fonega Last Name Facts

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

Fonega occurs most in Brazil. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fonega? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,063,924th most frequently held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Fonega are found; 100 percent are found in South America and 90 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The surname Fonega is most widespread in Brazil, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 23,786,037. In Brazil Fonega is mostly concentrated in: São Paulo, where 89 percent are found and Minas Gerais, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Brazil this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Colombia, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fonnega923/
Fonegas921/
Fanega83905/
Fonjga83119/
Funega835/
Fenega832/
Fonaga832/
Vonega831/
Fonege831/
Fonoga831/
Fanegas77316/
Faniega77153/
Fonigah771/
Faunega771/
Funiega771/
Fangega771/
Faniegha711/
Vanega674,394/
Venega671,635/
Fanego671,291/
Fanoga67928/
Vonoga6749/
Funiga6726/
Faniga6713/
Fañega6711/
Fanaga678/
Fenoga678/
Voniga677/
Feniga674/
Fonogo673/
Fenaga672/
Foungniga671/
Fañoga671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Fonega
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