Fontseca Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Fontseca Surname User-submission:

It means "dry spring".

According to some onomastics researchers, name Fonseca is originally from the Catalan Fontseca, which means exactly "spring that is dry."

Has toponymic origin, ie the surname Fonseca was created in reference to a place; a patriarch who was known to be or come from a certain place.

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Fontseca Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain1941:240,99015,620
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Fontseca Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It means "dry spring".

According to some onomastics researchers, name Fonseca is originally from the Catalan Fontseca, which means exactly "spring that is dry."

Has toponymic origin, ie the surname Fonseca was created in reference to a place; a patriarch who was known to be or come from a certain place.

- niedellan

Fontseca Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fontseca is more frequently found in Spain than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Fontseca.

How Common Is The Last Name Fontseca? popularity and diffusion

Fontseca is the 1,194,481st most common family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 36,805,787 people. Fontseca occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Fontseca reside; 98 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 98 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

The surname Fontseca is most commonly occurring in Spain, where it is borne by 194 people, or 1 in 240,990. In Spain Fontseca is primarily found in: Catalonia, where 99 percent are found, Balearic Islands, where 1 percent are found and Madrid, where 1 percent are found. Besides Spain it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Foncseca882/
Fonceca803,748/
Fonzeca80117/
Fonçeca801/
Fonceica7511/
Foncheca754/
Fonceka6714/
Fanceca677/
Fanzeca672/
Foncica672/
Funceca672/
Fonceci671/
Fondzeka6358/
Fancheca631/
Fonchika631/
Fonzika531/
Fanzeco531/
Fancika531/
Fanceco531/
Funcika531/
Fanzica531/
Funchica50285/
Fanzecco5083/
Fonchyky509/
Fonchiki504/
Vonzesah501/

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