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.
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Fonseka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fonseka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fonseka (Marathi: फोन्सेका, Russian: Фонсека) is most common in Sri Lanka. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fonseka? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 9,851st most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 127,356 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Fonseka are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 95 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Fonseka is also the 2,301,746th most numerous given name on earth, borne by 22 people.
This last name is most widespread in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 53,794 people, or 1 in 387. Excluding Sri Lanka it is found in 62 countries. It is also found in India, where 1 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 1 percent are found.
Fonseka Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Fonseka are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.14% being 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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