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 Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 49,495 | 1:545 | 94 |
| Mozambique | 49,439 | 1:551 | 114 |
| Brazil | 17,705 | 1:12,091 | 680 |
| East Timor | 4,511 | 1:270 | 71 |
| United States | 3,071 | 1:118,026 | 12,696 |
| Mexico | 2,248 | 1:55,216 | 2,731 |
| Spain | 512 | 1:91,313 | 7,636 |
| Colombia | 487 | 1:98,099 | 3,592 |
| Canada | 467 | 1:78,898 | 8,846 |
| Guatemala | 466 | 1:34,512 | 1,979 |
| France | 433 | 1:153,401 | 23,818 |
| India | 348 | 1:2,204,211 | 73,357 |
| Puerto Rico | 294 | 1:12,075 | 554 |
| England | 279 | 1:199,706 | 17,470 |
| United Arab Emirates | 252 | 1:36,358 | 3,839 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Venezuela | 168 | 1:179,786 | 5,135 |
| Netherlands | 163 | 1:103,602 | 16,760 |
| Argentina | 134 | 1:318,981 | 25,304 |
| Costa Rica | 118 | 1:40,509 | 1,024 |
| Cuba | 108 | 1:106,692 | 3,104 |
| Australia | 107 | 1:252,296 | 23,217 |
| Germany | 107 | 1:752,387 | 56,374 |
| South Africa | 89 | 1:608,738 | 46,089 |
| Switzerland | 88 | 1:93,329 | 10,185 |
| Chile | 74 | 1:238,060 | 7,251 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Italy | 71 | 1:861,362 | 65,615 |
| Dominican Republic | 69 | 1:151,202 | 5,897 |
| Panama | 69 | 1:56,699 | 2,645 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| Singapore | 43 | 1:128,086 | 5,748 |
| Ireland | 41 | 1:114,852 | 5,857 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Denmark | 38 | 1:148,545 | 13,026 |
| Uruguay | 36 | 1:95,327 | 9,476 |
| New Zealand | 33 | 1:137,222 | 16,302 |
| Peru | 32 | 1:993,254 | 18,991 |
| Philippines | 27 | 1:3,749,564 | 153,425 |
| Belgium | 22 | 1:522,575 | 50,051 |
| Paraguay | 22 | 1:328,943 | 5,083 |
| Bolivia | 19 | 1:558,760 | 4,374 |
| Nicaragua | 18 | 1:334,505 | 3,129 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:411,832 | 17,291 |
| Senegal | 13 | 1:1,121,488 | 3,334 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| Belize | 9 | 1:39,497 | 2,328 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 9 | 1:192,002 | 129 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Japan | 7 | 1:18,263,470 | 47,869 |
| Macau | 7 | 1:85,947 | 463 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Cape Verde | 6 | 1:88,274 | 2,986 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 5 | 1:35,485 | 1,708 |
| Andorra | 4 | 1:20,960 | 1,462 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Honduras | 3 | 1:2,938,814 | 7,190 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Namibia | 3 | 1:803,134 | 15,170 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
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 last name Fonsêca is held by more people in Angola than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Fonseca. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fonsêca? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,252nd most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 55,070 people. The last name Fonsêca occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Fonsêca are found; 75 percent are found in Southern Africa and 75 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa.
The last name Fonsêca is most frequently used in Angola, where it is carried by 49,495 people, or 1 in 545. Outside of Angola it occurs in 117 countries. It is also common in Mozambique, where 37 percent live and Brazil, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fonseca | 95 | 565,415 | / |
| Fonsica | 86 | 73 | / |
| Fonsceca | 80 | 31 | / |
| Foncesca | 80 | 26 | / |
| Fonsecca | 80 | 25 | / |
| Fonsseca | 80 | 17 | / |
| Fonsecas | 80 | 15 | / |
| Fonsesca | 80 | 10 | / |
| Ffonseca | 80 | 6 | / |
| Pfonseca | 80 | 5 | / |
| Fonseica | 80 | 5 | / |
| Fonsecaa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Fonseeca | 80 | 3 | / |
| Fonsecka | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fosnseca | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fonsecaz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fonsedca | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fonsecea | 80 | 1 | / |
| D'Fonseca | 75 | 45 | / |
| Fonsaicka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fonseka | 71 | 57,222 | / |
| Fonceca | 71 | 3,748 | / |
| Fonzeca | 71 | 117 | / |
| Fonseco | 71 | 33 | / |
| Fanseca | 71 | 30 | / |
| Fonsika | 71 | 28 | / |
| Fomseca | 71 | 24 | / |
| Fonceka | 71 | 14 | / |
| Vonseca | 71 | 4 | / |
| Foncica | 71 | 2 | / |
| Fonçeca | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fonxeca | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fonsico | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fongeca | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fonnseka | 67 | 11 | / |
| Fonceica | 67 | 11 | / |
| Fonsuika | 67 | 7 | / |
| Foncheca | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fonseska | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fancisca | 67 | 3 | / |
| Phonseca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fansisca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fonchika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fonsikka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fonsekka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fancesca | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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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 Fonsêca
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