Fonsell Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Fonsell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fonsell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland451:122,14911,804
Sweden121:820,56361,223
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Fonsell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fonsell is found in Finland more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Fonsell.

How Common Is The Last Name Fonsell? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,530,696th most numerous family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. Fonsell is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Fonsell live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most numerous in Finland, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 122,149. In Finland Fonsell is most numerous in: Southwest Finland, where 56 percent are found, Åland Islands, where 20 percent are found and Uusimaa, where 16 percent are found. Aside from Finland this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Fonsell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fonsell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fonsell last name declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fonshell9319/
Fonsel921/
Foncell863/
Fonzell861/
Vonsell861/
Fansell860/
Fonshill8020/
Fanshell801/
Foncel77190/
Fansel7743/
Vonsel7710/
Fongel772/
Vonschell7511/
Vansell71153/
Fanshel7139/
Funcell7126/
Fonslet7113/
Vonzell718/
Fancell717/
Fangell711/
Vounsel710/
Foenzel710/
Fonzill710/
Fungell710/
Fondziel675/
Vanhsell671/
Fanschel671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Fonsell
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