Fonsek Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Fonsek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fonsek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Fonsek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fonsek (Marathi: फोन्सेक) is found in Colombia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fonsek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fonsek is the 3,373,373rd most prevalent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Fonsek reside; 50 percent reside in South America and 26 percent reside in Caribbean South America.

The surname Fonsek is most frequently used in Colombia, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 5,971,759. Not including Colombia this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 24 percent are found and Brazil, where 21 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fonshek922/
Fonseck921/
Fonsekk921/
Fonsec8324/
Vonsek833/
Fongek831/
Fonjeck7729/
Phonsek7710/
Fonsecc771/
Vonseck771/
Fonseque7117/
Fanschek714/
Fonskova711/
Fanshekh711/
Fonsèque711/
Fanjek67116/
Vonsik6788/
Vonsyk6726/
Funjek6723/
Fonsecová6710/
Fansik677/
Funcek672/
Vonsík672/
Foncik672/
Vansek671/
Vonseg671/
Fancek671/

Fonsek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fonsek in the Marathi language
फोन्सेकphonseka-

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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 Fonsek
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