Fonseca da Silva Surname
Approximately 1,342 people bear this surname
Fonseca da Silva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1,331 | 1:160,837 | 6,206 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Fonseca da Silva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fonseca da Silva Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fonseca da Silva occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fonseca da Silva? popularity and diffusion
The last name Fonseca da Silva is the 286,292nd most numerous surname globally, borne by around 1 in 5,430,362 people. The last name Fonseca da Silva is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Fonseca da Silva reside; 99 percent reside in South America and 99 percent reside in Luso-South America.
The surname Fonseca da Silva is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is held by 1,331 people, or 1 in 160,837. In Brazil it is most numerous in: Rio de Janeiro, where 24 percent reside, São Paulo, where 16 percent reside and Minas Gerais, where 11 percent reside. Barring Brazil this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in France, where 0 percent reside and Switzerland, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fonceca da Silva | 94 | 3 | / |
| Phonseca da Silva | 91 | 1 | / |
| Fonsayuk da Silva | 85 | 1 | / |
| Vannesca da Silva | 79 | 1 | / |
| Vanesck da Silva | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vaniski da Silva | 69 | 3 | / |
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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 Fonseca da Silva
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