Fonson Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Fonson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fonson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1461:454,95065,144
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Fonson Last Name Facts

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

Fonson occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fonson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,398,030th most frequently held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 46,715,038 people. The last name Fonson is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Fonson live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most numerous in France, where it is held by 146 people, or 1 in 454,950. In France Fonson is primarily concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 55 percent are found, Brittany, where 14 percent are found and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 12 percent are found. Aside from France this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Fonson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fonson has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fohnson928/
Fonsong922/
Fanson83399/
Fomson83133/
Fonsen83121/
Fonsén8317/
Funson8316/
Fonzon8314/
Fonsèn832/
Fonjon831/
Fonsom830/
Voinson77909/
Phonson77808/
Fonjong77649/
Fonzone7771/
Fansong7735/
Vohnson777/
Vonsonn777/
Voonson776/
Fonzong773/
Fansone773/
Fonseen772/
Fonsant771/
Fonssen771/
Founsen771/
Fansson771/
Fonsang771/
Fansont770/
Phonsong71759/
Foinjong7168/
Fondjong7110/
Fongione718/
Fonzasin714/
Phoonson711/
Founzong711/
Fonjoung711/
Fondjoun711/
Foinjoin711/
Voinsoin711/
Phonsonk711/
Vonschon710/
Fonzan67631/
Fansen6731/
Fonzen6719/
Famson6718/
Fumson6714/
Fansan6713/
Fonjun6712/
Fonzén6710/
Fansom677/
Funsan676/
Vunson676/
Fonsam674/
Vonzon673/
Vonsan672/
Fonjan672/
Foncan672/
Phoonsong672/
Funsen671/
Phonsoong671/

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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
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  • 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 Fonson
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