Ribeiro Fonseca Surname

1,079,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Cape Verde

Ribeiro Fonseca Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ribeiro Fonseca Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil2221:964,29934,285
Cape Verde51:105,9283,425
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ribeiro Fonseca Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ribeiro Fonseca is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ribeiro Fonseca? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ribeiro Fonseca is the 1,079,669th most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,823,345 people. The last name Ribeiro Fonseca occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Ribeiro Fonseca are found; 97 percent are found in South America and 97 percent are found in Luso-South America.

Ribeiro Fonseca is most frequent in Brazil, where it is borne by 222 people, or 1 in 964,299. In Brazil Ribeiro Fonseca is mostly concentrated in: São Paulo, where 25 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 21 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 11 percent reside. Besides Brazil this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Cape Verde, where 2 percent reside and Switzerland, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ribeiro E Fonseca942/
Ribeiro Fonceca931/
Ribeiro Vienski671/
Rabrovyanska525/

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Footnotes

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