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 found most frequently in France. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bonfils? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 121,253rd most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,928,943 people. The surname Bonfils occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Bonfils reside; 78 percent reside in Western Europe and 78 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 238,904th most frequently held given name at a global level, borne by 1,114 people.

The last name is most commonly held in France, where it is held by 2,952 people, or 1 in 22,501. In France it is most frequent in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 26 percent are found, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 19 percent are found and Occitanie, where 14 percent are found. Apart from France this last name exists in 34 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Bonfils Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bonfils has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bonfils surname grew 861 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bonfils Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Bonfils surname are 31.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 78.13% being registered to vote for the political 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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