Laffont Surname

61,500th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Laffont Surname User-submission:

Originally comes from Lafontaine (Northern France) or other variants (Lafoun, Lafont from Southern France) meaning "the fountain". That surname was given to people living near or tending the watering place, the well or the fountain of their village.

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Laffont Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France6,9761:9,522893
Venezuela6021:50,1732,493
Argentina2611:163,76813,777
United States871:4,166,195223,594
Mexico731:1,700,35917,324
New Caledonia621:4,455817
Uruguay211:163,41713,939
England141:3,979,861125,553
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malta11:430,2723,380
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Laffont (127) may also be a first name.

Laffont Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Originally comes from Lafontaine (Northern France) or other variants (Lafoun, Lafont from Southern France) meaning "the fountain". That surname was given to people living near or tending the watering place, the well or the fountain of their village.

- klackson

Laffont Last Name Facts

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

The surname Laffont is most common in France. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Laffont? popularity and diffusion

It is the 61,500th most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 891,334 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Laffont reside; 85 percent reside in Western Europe and 85 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 825,494th most numerous forename throughout the world It is held by 127 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in France, where it is held by 6,976 people, or 1 in 9,522. In France Laffont is most frequent in: Occitanie, where 48 percent reside, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 20 percent reside and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 9 percent reside. Beside France this last name occurs in 36 countries. It also occurs in Venezuela, where 7 percent reside and Argentina, where 3 percent reside.

Laffont Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Laffont has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Laffont surname rose 8,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Laffont Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Laffont are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the party.

Laffont earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.74% more than the national average, earning $54,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laffontt9372/
Lafont9212,230/
Laffon921,627/
Laffoon861,940/
Laffond86544/
Lafonte86227/
Lasfont8665/
Lafontt8643/
Lafount862/
Lafonth862/
Laffuon862/
Lafoint861/
Lafoont861/
Laffone861/
Laffoun861/
Laffant860/
Lafon8318,067/
Lafointe802/
Lafoints800/
Laffaunt800/
Laffante800/
Leaffoon800/
Lafond7721,578/
Laffan772,269/
Lafoon77590/
Lafone77235/
Lefont77203/
Lafong7782/
Lafant7736/
Lawfon7713/
Laifon7711/
Laffón772/
Loffon772/
Lyafon771/
Llafon771/
Ladfon771/
Laffom771/
Lafoun771/
Laufon770/
Layfon770/
Laafon770/
Lafonck7115/
Lafunte7110/
Lafoone719/
Lafante715/
Lawfoon713/
Laifong713/
Laffane713/
Lafotin712/
Loffoon712/
Laffoom711/
Lafound711/
Leffond711/
Laffand711/
Lafoung711/
Lafoune711/
Leafond711/
Leifont710/
Lafosen710/
Layfong710/
Lafan6777/
Lofon6711/
Lafón679/
Lafuunte673/
Lafonova671/
Laffagne671/
Lafeunte671/
Laffamne671/
Louwfont671/
Lafongue670/
Lafom670/

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