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 surname Fonsa (Arabic: فونسا) is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fonsa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Fonsa is the 842,714th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 22,354,435 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 47 percent of Fonsa live; 46 percent live in Central Africa and 46 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 533,704th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 277 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 150 people, or 1 in 138,460. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Southwest Region, where 71 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 14 percent are found and Northwest Region, where 12 percent are found. Other than Cameroon this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 28 percent are found and France, where 13 percent are found.
Fonsa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Fonsa has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 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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