Fonsa Surname
Approximately 326 people bear this surname
Fonsa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 150 | 1:138,460 | 15,452 |
| Italy | 91 | 1:672,052 | 58,782 |
| France | 43 | 1:1,544,714 | 145,815 |
| Indonesia | 23 | 1:5,749,965 | 259,967 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Fonsa (277) may also be a first name.
Fonsa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fonsa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fonsa (Arabic: فونسا) is most common in Cameroon. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fonsa? popularity and diffusion
Fonsa is the 842,714th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 22,354,435 people. The last name Fonsa occurs mostly in Africa, where 47 percent of Fonsa reside; 46 percent reside in Central Africa and 46 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Fonsa is also the 533,704th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 277 people.
This surname is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 150 people, or 1 in 138,460. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Southwest Region, where 71 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 14 percent reside and Northwest Region, where 12 percent reside. Barring Cameroon it exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 28 percent reside and France, where 13 percent reside.
Fonsa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Fonsa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fonsa surname declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Fonsa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fonsa in the Arabic language | ||
| فونسا | fwnsa | - |
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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 Fonsa
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