Lopes Fonseca Surname
Approximately 222 people bear this surname
Lopes Fonseca Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 198 | 1:1,081,183 | 37,845 |
| Cape Verde | 21 | 1:25,221 | 946 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
Lopes Fonseca Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lopes Fonseca Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lopes Fonseca is found most frequently in Brazil. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lopes Fonseca? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lopes Fonseca is the 1,101,507th most frequent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 32,826,783 people. The surname Lopes Fonseca is primarily found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Lopes Fonseca live; 89 percent live in South America and 89 percent live in Luso-South America.
This last name is most frequent in Brazil, where it is carried by 198 people, or 1 in 1,081,183. In Brazil Lopes Fonseca is most common in: Minas Gerais, where 32 percent are found, São Paulo, where 21 percent are found and Rio de Janeiro, where 10 percent are found. Other than Brazil this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Cape Verde, where 9 percent are found and Switzerland, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lopez Fonseca | 92 | 14 | / |
| Lopez-Fonseca | 85 | 8 | / |
| López Fonseca | 85 | 1 | / |
| López-Fonseca | 77 | 2 | / |
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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 Lopes Fonseca
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