Bonfils Surname

121,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,778 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Greenland

Bonfils Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bonfils Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2,9521:22,5012,615
Denmark1801:31,3603,257
United States1551:2,338,445144,975
Switzerland1171:70,1968,406
Argentina971:440,65433,272
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Israel351:244,50422,492
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Ivory Coast181:1,281,73528,562
Rwanda161:710,3112,071
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Greenland71:8,054710
England51:11,143,612252,590
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Bonfils (1,114) may also be a first name.

Bonfils Last Name Facts

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

Bonfils is carried by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bonfils? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bonfils is the 121,253rd most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,928,943 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Bonfils live; 78 percent live in Western Europe and 78 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 238,904th most numerous first name on earth, held by 1,114 people.

The surname Bonfils is most widespread in France, where it is carried by 2,952 people, or 1 in 22,501. In France Bonfils is primarily found in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 26 percent reside, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 19 percent reside and Occitanie, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account France Bonfils exists in 34 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Bonfils Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bonfils has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bonfils surname rose 861 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bonfils Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Bonfils surname are 31.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 78.13% registered with the party.

Bonfils earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.46% less than the national average, earning $42,952 USD per year.

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Footnotes

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