Fonsec Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Portugal

Fonsec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fonsec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
France21:33,211,361423,184
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

Fonsec Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fonsec occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Fonsec.

How Common Is The Last Name Fonsec? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,034,050th most commonly occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname Fonsec is primarily found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Fonsec are found; 46 percent are found in North America and 33 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 45,307,367. In The United States it is mostly found in: Florida, where 25 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 25 percent reside and Texas, where 25 percent reside. Barring The United States Fonsec exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 25 percent reside and Mexico, where 13 percent reside.

Fonsec Last Name Statistics demography

Fonsec earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.03% more than the national average, earning $51,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fonsech926/
Fonsecz922/
Fonsecc921/
Fonseck921/
Fonses8353/
Fonsek8334/
Fonsecová8010/
Fonjeck7729/
Fonshek772/
Fonceci771/
Foncech771/
Vonseck771/
Fonsekk771/
Fonseque7117/
Fonsèque711/
Fonzes67109/
Foncez6724/
Fonces6718/
Fanses6710/
Fonsis678/
Vonsek673/
Fonges673/
Foncik672/
Fongek671/
Foncic671/
Vonseg671/

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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 Fonsec
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