Fonsén Surname

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

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Fonsén Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fonsén Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland141:392,62226,475
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178

The alternate forms: Fonsen (121) & Fonsèn (2) are calculated separately.

Fonsén Last Name Facts

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

Fonsén is found most frequently in Finland. It can also occur as a variant: Fonsen or Fonsèn. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fonsén? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,772,636th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Fonsén are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 94 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Fonsén is most frequently held in Finland, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 392,622. In Finland Fonsén is primarily concentrated in: Southwest Finland, where 29 percent are found, Pirkanmaa, where 21 percent are found and Satakunta, where 14 percent are found. Barring Finland this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 12 percent are found and Estonia, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fonsen94121/
Fonsèn942/
Fonson83156/
Fonsin8317/
Fonzén8310/
Fohnson778/
Fonsing773/
Fonsong772/
Fonseen772/
Fonssin771/
Fonsang771/
Fonsant771/
Fonssen771/
Founsen771/
Fonzasin714/
Fonnsend710/
Fonzan67631/
Foncin67149/
Fongin67119/
Fongen6790/
Vonsin6732/
Fansen6731/
Fonzen6719/
Fansin6719/
Fonzon6714/
Fansan6713/
Funsan676/
Fonzin675/
Fonsam674/
Fonjan672/
Vonsan672/
Foncan672/
Funsin671/
Funsen671/
Fonsim671/
Vansén671/
Fonjin671/
Fonjon671/
Fanshn670/
Fonsom670/

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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 Fonsén
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