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) occurs in Colombia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fonsek? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fonsek is the 3,373,373rd most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Fonsek live; 50 percent live in South America and 26 percent live in Caribbean South America.

It is most frequent in Colombia, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 5,971,759. Aside from Colombia this surname 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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