Fonsseca Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Fonsseca Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fonsseca Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Fonsseca Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fonsseca is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fonsseca? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,772,636th most widespread surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Fonsseca are found; 88 percent are found in South America and 71 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The last name Fonsseca is most common in Brazil, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 17,839,528. In Brazil Fonsseca is mostly concentrated in: Mato Grosso do Sul, where 33 percent live, São Paulo, where 17 percent live and Bahia, where 8 percent live. Not including Brazil this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 12 percent live and Costa Rica, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fonseca93565,415/
Fonsceca8831/
Fonsecca8825/
Fonsecas8815/
Fonsesca8810/
Fonsecha8810/
Ffonseca886/
Fonseica885/
Pfonseca885/
Fonsecaa885/
Fonseeca883/
Fonsecia882/
Fosnseca882/
Fonsecka882/
Fonsaeca882/
Fonsedca881/
Fonsecsa881/
Fonsecaz881/
Fonsecea881/
D'Fonseca8245/
Fonsêca80132,332/
Fonseka8057,222/
Fonceca803,748/
Fonsaca80233/
Fonzeca80117/
Fonsica8073/
Fonseco8033/
Fanseca8030/
Fomseca8024/
Funseca8010/
Fonseza8010/
Fonsece809/
Fonsesa808/
Vonseca804/
Fonxeca801/
Fonseja801/
Fonçeca801/
Fongeca801/
Foncesca7526/
Fonsechi7525/
Fonnseka7511/
Fonceica7511/
Fonseska754/
Foncheca754/
Fonsacka752/
Phonseca751/
Fansisca751/
Fonsekka751/
Fonsaicka711/
Fanseka67158/
Fonsika6728/
Fonsako6727/
Foncesa6727/
Fonsaka6725/
Fonceka6714/
Fonseko6711/
Fanceca677/
Funsica673/
Fonsaco673/
Fanzeca672/
Foncica672/
Funceca672/
Fanseco671/
Fansece671/
Fonceci671/
Funseco671/
Fonsico671/
Fonsoqa671/
Fongisa671/

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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 Fonsseca
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