Fonsêca Surname

4,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132,332 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
East Timor

Fonsêca Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fonsêca Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola49,4951:54594
Mozambique49,4391:551114
Brazil17,7051:12,091680
East Timor4,5111:27071
United States3,0711:118,02612,696
Mexico2,2481:55,2162,731
Spain5121:91,3137,636
Colombia4871:98,0993,592
Canada4671:78,8988,846
Guatemala4661:34,5121,979
France4331:153,40123,818
India3481:2,204,21173,357
Puerto Rico2941:12,075554
England2791:199,70617,470
United Arab Emirates2521:36,3583,839
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Venezuela1681:179,7865,135
Netherlands1631:103,60216,760
Argentina1341:318,98125,304
Costa Rica1181:40,5091,024
Cuba1081:106,6923,104
Australia1071:252,29623,217
Germany1071:752,38756,374
South Africa891:608,73846,089
Switzerland881:93,32910,185
Chile741:238,0607,251
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Italy711:861,36265,615
Dominican Republic691:151,2025,897
Panama691:56,6992,645
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Ireland411:114,8525,857
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Denmark381:148,54513,026
Uruguay361:95,3279,476
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
Peru321:993,25418,991
Philippines271:3,749,564153,425
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Paraguay221:328,9435,083
Bolivia191:558,7604,374
Nicaragua181:334,5053,129
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Senegal131:1,121,4883,334
Guam121:13,3432,098
Belize91:39,4972,328
Guinea-Bissau91:192,002129
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Norway91:571,36544,190
Wales91:343,83718,086
China81:170,915,1968,932
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Macau71:85,947463
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Cape Verde61:88,2742,986
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
São Tomé and Príncipe51:35,4851,708
Andorra41:20,9601,462
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Honduras31:2,938,8147,190
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

The alternate forms: Fonseca (565,415) are calculated separately.

Fonsêca Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fonsêca is most common in Angola. It can be rendered as: Fonseca. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fonsêca? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,252nd most prevalent last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 55,070 people. The last name Fonsêca occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Fonsêca reside; 75 percent reside in Southern Africa and 75 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa.

The surname is most common in Angola, where it is held by 49,495 people, or 1 in 545. Aside from Angola it occurs in 117 countries. It is also common in Mozambique, where 37 percent are found and Brazil, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fonseca95565,415/
Fonsica8673/
Fonsceca8031/
Foncesca8026/
Fonsecca8025/
Fonsseca8017/
Fonsecas8015/
Fonsesca8010/
Ffonseca806/
Pfonseca805/
Fonseica805/
Fonsecaa805/
Fonseeca803/
Fonsecka802/
Fosnseca802/
Fonsecaz801/
Fonsedca801/
Fonsecea801/
D'Fonseca7545/
Fonsaicka751/
Fonseka7157,222/
Fonceca713,748/
Fonzeca71117/
Fonseco7133/
Fanseca7130/
Fonsika7128/
Fomseca7124/
Fonceka7114/
Vonseca714/
Foncica712/
Fonçeca711/
Fonxeca711/
Fonsico711/
Fongeca711/
Fonnseka6711/
Fonceica6711/
Fonsuika677/
Foncheca674/
Fonseska674/
Fancisca673/
Phonseca671/
Fansisca671/
Fonchika671/
Fonsikka671/
Fonsekka671/
Fancesca671/

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