Fonesca Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cape Verde

Fonesca Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fonesca Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Fonesca Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fonesca has its highest incidence in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fonesca? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,808,717th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The last name Fonesca occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Fonesca live; 54 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Fonesca is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 10,660,557. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 12 percent live, New Jersey, where 9 percent live and Maryland, where 6 percent live. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 13 percent live and India, where 6 percent live.

Fonesca Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fonesca has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fonesca surname grew 680 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fonesca Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Fonesca are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

Fonesca earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.11% less than the national average, earning $29,294 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foneca9229/
Foneska866/
Fosneca866/
Fenesca863/
Fonecka861/
Fanesca861/
Fonneca861/
Fongeca861/
Faneca77750/
Fanesa7757/
Fonica7739/
Foneka776/
Fonisa772/
Foneco771/
Foneja771/
Fanasca71614/
Fojnica71121/
Vanesca7156/
Vonesai716/
Faneska714/
Fonesko714/
Fannesa712/
Voinesa711/
Phonesa711/
Fanecas711/
Fonejas711/
Fanecka711/
Venesca711/
Fonnica711/
Fonekat711/
Founica710/
Faneesa710/
Vojneska6798/
Faneschi6729/
Phonesay674/
Fonitska672/
Voyneska672/
Voinesco671/
Funiscap671/
Fonnicka671/
Fougnisa671/
Vaneskca671/

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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
  • 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 Fonesca
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