Fonseca Gomes Surname

1,115,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Cape Verde

Fonseca Gomes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Fonseca Gomes Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil2081:1,029,20436,297
Cape Verde51:105,9283,425
France51:13,284,544357,392

Fonseca Gomes Last Name Facts

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

Fonseca Gomes is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fonseca Gomes? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,115,011th most common surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 33,429,110 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Fonseca Gomes live; 95 percent live in South America and 95 percent live in Luso-South America.

This surname is most common in Brazil, where it is carried by 208 people, or 1 in 1,029,204. In Brazil Fonseca Gomes is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 20 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 19 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 18 percent live. Barring Brazil it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cape Verde, where 2 percent live and France, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fonseca E Gomes931/
Fonceca Gomes922/
Fonseca Gomez921/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fonseca Gomes
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