Fonsece Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
São Tomé and Príncipe

Fonsece Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fonsece Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686

Fonsece Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fonsece is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Fonsece click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fonsece? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most commonly used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. Fonsece is mostly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Fonsece are found; 44 percent are found in North America and 33 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Louisiana, where 33 percent live, Massachusetts, where 33 percent live and Texas, where 33 percent live. Beside The United States this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 22 percent live and Angola, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fonsecea931/
Fonseca86565,415/
Fonsech866/
Fonsecz862/
Fansece861/
Fonsceca8031/
Fonsecca8025/
Fonsechi8025/
Fonseque8017/
Fonsseca8017/
Ffonseca806/
Fonseica805/
Pfonseca805/
Fonsecaa805/
Fonseeca803/
Fonsecka802/
Fonsedca801/
Fonsecsa801/
Fonses7753/
Foncez7724/
Fonces7718/
D'Fonseca7545/
Fonseka7157,222/
Fonceca713,748/
Fonzeca71117/
Fonsica7173/
Fanseca7130/
Foncesa7127/
Fonceka7114/
Funseca7110/
Fonseza7110/
Fonsesa718/
Foncech711/
Fonceci711/
Fonçeca711/
Fongese711/
Fonnseka6711/
Fonceica6711/
Fonceski672/
Phonseca671/
Fonsèque671/
Fonsekka671/
Funsechi671/

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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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  • 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 Fonsece
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