Laffont Surname
Approximately 8,176 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameLaffont Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 6,976 | 1:9,522 | 893 |
| Venezuela | 602 | 1:50,173 | 2,493 |
| Argentina | 261 | 1:163,768 | 13,777 |
| United States | 87 | 1:4,166,195 | 223,594 |
| Mexico | 73 | 1:1,700,359 | 17,324 |
| New Caledonia | 62 | 1:4,455 | 817 |
| Uruguay | 21 | 1:163,417 | 13,939 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1 | 1:6,399 | 357 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
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.
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Laffont Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Laffont Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Laffont is found most in France. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Laffont? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 61,500th most commonly used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 891,334 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Laffont reside; 85 percent reside in Western Europe and 85 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Laffont is also the 825,494th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 127 people.
Laffont is most common in France, where it is borne by 6,976 people, or 1 in 9,522. In France Laffont is most prevalent in: Occitanie, where 48 percent are found, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 20 percent are found and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 9 percent are found. Aside from France this surname exists in 36 countries. It is also common in Venezuela, where 7 percent are found and Argentina, where 3 percent are found.
Laffont Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Laffont has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 8,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Laffont Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Laffont surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the political 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laffontt | 93 | 72 | / |
| Lafont | 92 | 12,230 | / |
| Laffon | 92 | 1,627 | / |
| Laffoon | 86 | 1,940 | / |
| Laffond | 86 | 544 | / |
| Lafonte | 86 | 227 | / |
| Lasfont | 86 | 65 | / |
| Lafontt | 86 | 43 | / |
| Lafount | 86 | 2 | / |
| Lafonth | 86 | 2 | / |
| Laffuon | 86 | 2 | / |
| Lafoint | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lafoont | 86 | 1 | / |
| Laffone | 86 | 1 | / |
| Laffoun | 86 | 1 | / |
| Laffant | 86 | 0 | / |
| Lafon | 83 | 18,067 | / |
| Lafointe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lafoints | 80 | 0 | / |
| Laffaunt | 80 | 0 | / |
| Laffante | 80 | 0 | / |
| Leaffoon | 80 | 0 | / |
| Lafond | 77 | 21,578 | / |
| Laffan | 77 | 2,269 | / |
| Lafoon | 77 | 590 | / |
| Lafone | 77 | 235 | / |
| Lefont | 77 | 203 | / |
| Lafong | 77 | 82 | / |
| Lafant | 77 | 36 | / |
| Lawfon | 77 | 13 | / |
| Laifon | 77 | 11 | / |
| Laffón | 77 | 2 | / |
| Loffon | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lyafon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Llafon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ladfon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Laffom | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lafoun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Laufon | 77 | 0 | / |
| Layfon | 77 | 0 | / |
| Laafon | 77 | 0 | / |
| Lafonck | 71 | 15 | / |
| Lafunte | 71 | 10 | / |
| Lafoone | 71 | 9 | / |
| Lafante | 71 | 5 | / |
| Lawfoon | 71 | 3 | / |
| Laifong | 71 | 3 | / |
| Laffane | 71 | 3 | / |
| Lafotin | 71 | 2 | / |
| Loffoon | 71 | 2 | / |
| Laffoom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lafound | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leffond | 71 | 1 | / |
| Laffand | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lafoung | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lafoune | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leafond | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leifont | 71 | 0 | / |
| Lafosen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Layfong | 71 | 0 | / |
| Lafan | 67 | 77 | / |
| Lofon | 67 | 11 | / |
| Lafón | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lafuunte | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lafonova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laffagne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lafeunte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laffamne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Louwfont | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lafongue | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lafom | 67 | 0 | / |
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