Fonseka Surname
Approximately 57,222 people bear this surname
Fonseka Surname User-submission:
Fonseka is a Sri Lankan surname, derived from the Portuguese Fonseca.
Fonseka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 53,794 | 1:387 | 40 |
| India | 556 | 1:1,379,614 | 53,262 |
| Bangladesh | 541 | 1:294,560 | 8,696 |
| United Arab Emirates | 340 | 1:26,948 | 3,000 |
| Oman | 309 | 1:11,935 | 1,415 |
| Australia | 253 | 1:106,702 | 11,948 |
| England | 219 | 1:254,420 | 20,501 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Qatar | 190 | 1:12,411 | 1,349 |
| United States | 173 | 1:2,095,138 | 133,172 |
| Canada | 111 | 1:331,942 | 30,257 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Singapore | 68 | 1:80,996 | 3,278 |
| Malaysia | 54 | 1:546,189 | 26,882 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| New Zealand | 45 | 1:100,629 | 13,472 |
| Seychelles | 29 | 1:3,186 | 566 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Russia | 20 | 1:7,206,153 | 275,629 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Fiji | 9 | 1:99,377 | 1,883 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Senegal | 7 | 1:2,082,763 | 4,662 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Colombia | 6 | 1:7,962,345 | 23,614 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Maldives | 6 | 1:67,362 | 2,983 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
Fonseka (22) may also be a first name.
Fonseka Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Fonseka is a Sri Lankan surname, derived from the Portuguese Fonseca.
- albanopirinoFonseka Demographics
Average Fonseka Salary in
United States
$50,936 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Fonseka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fonseka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fonseka (Marathi: फोन्सेका, Russian: Фонсека) occurs more in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fonseka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 9,851st most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 127,356 people. The surname Fonseka occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Fonseka reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 95 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Fonseka is also the 2,301,746th most common given name internationally. It is borne by 22 people.
The surname is most common in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 53,794 people, or 1 in 387. Outside of Sri Lanka it occurs in 62 countries. It is also found in India, where 1 percent live and Bangladesh, where 1 percent live.
Fonseka Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Fonseka last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered with the political party.
The amount Fonseka earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 89.39% less than the national average, earning R 25,224 per year; in United States they earn 18.05% more than the national average, earning $50,936 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.5% more than the national average, earning $55,895 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fonnseka | 93 | 11 | / |
| Fonseska | 93 | 4 | / |
| Fonsecka | 93 | 2 | / |
| Fonsekka | 93 | 1 | / |
| Fonseca | 86 | 565,415 | / |
| Fanseka | 86 | 158 | / |
| Fonsika | 86 | 28 | / |
| Fonsaka | 86 | 25 | / |
| Fonceka | 86 | 14 | / |
| Fonseko | 86 | 11 | / |
| Fonsceca | 80 | 31 | / |
| Fonsecca | 80 | 25 | / |
| Fonsseca | 80 | 17 | / |
| Fonsecas | 80 | 15 | / |
| Fonsakka | 80 | 15 | / |
| Fonsesca | 80 | 10 | / |
| Fonsuika | 80 | 7 | / |
| Ffonseca | 80 | 6 | / |
| Pfonseca | 80 | 5 | / |
| Fonsecaa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Fonseica | 80 | 5 | / |
| Fonseeca | 80 | 3 | / |
| Fonsacka | 80 | 2 | / |
| Phonseka | 80 | 2 | / |
| Faunseka | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fansekaj | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fonsaeca | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fosnseca | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fonsikka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fonsekko | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fonsedca | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fonsecea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fonsecaz | 80 | 1 | / |
| D'Fonseca | 75 | 45 | / |
| Fonsaicka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fonsêca | 71 | 132,332 | / |
| Fonceca | 71 | 3,748 | / |
| Fonsaca | 71 | 233 | / |
| Fonzeca | 71 | 117 | / |
| Fansaka | 71 | 82 | / |
| Fonsica | 71 | 73 | / |
| Fonseco | 71 | 33 | / |
| Fanseca | 71 | 30 | / |
| Fonsako | 71 | 27 | / |
| Fomseca | 71 | 24 | / |
| Funseca | 71 | 10 | / |
| Fonsece | 71 | 9 | / |
| Fanseko | 71 | 5 | / |
| Vonseca | 71 | 4 | / |
| Famseka | 71 | 3 | / |
| Fonsaco | 71 | 3 | / |
| Fansoka | 71 | 2 | / |
| Fansika | 71 | 2 | / |
| Fonxeca | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fonsoqa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fonzika | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fonçeca | 71 | 1 | / |
| Funsika | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fonsiko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fongeca | 71 | 1 | / |
| Foncesca | 67 | 26 | / |
| Fonsechi | 67 | 25 | / |
| Fonseque | 67 | 17 | / |
| Fonceica | 67 | 11 | / |
| Fonsakko | 67 | 5 | / |
| Foncheca | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fonceski | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fonchika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fonsèque | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phonseca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foncesko | 67 | 1 | / |
Fonseka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fonseka in the Marathi language | ||
| फोन्सेका | phonseka | 85.3 |
| फोनसेका | phonaseka | 7.28 |
| फॉन्सेका | phonseka | 5.82 |
| फॉनसेका | phonaseka | 0.58 |
| फोनसेक | phonaseka | 0.29 |
| फ़ोन्सेका | fonseka | 0.29 |
| फ़ेन्सेका | fenseka | 0.29 |
| फॉन्सेक | phonseka | 0.15 |
| Fonseka in the Russian language | ||
| Фонсека | fonseka | - |
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