Fonceca

Fonceca Meaning & Origin

About Fonceca
The surname Fonceca is of Portuguese origin and is derived from the word "fonseca," which means "dry well" or "fountain." It is a locational surname, indicating that the original bearers of the name likely lived near or were associated with a dry well or fountain. The surname Fonceca is relatively uncommon and is primarily found in Portugal and its former colonies.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Fonceca is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Fonceca: 280
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 69,996
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.09

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Fonceca based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Fonceca is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
FNSK
🗽 NYSIIS
FA
🔊 Soundex
F052020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
F AA1 N S K AH0
🌐 IPA
/fonceca*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('FNSK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
F522

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Fonceca in Braille

Here's how to represent Fonceca in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Fonceca in braille

How to sign the name Fonceca using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Fonceca using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Fonceca in sign language

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