Lafon Surname

29,635th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,067 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Lafon 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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Lafon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France14,4231:4,605361
United States2,1851:165,88516,838
Argentina3891:109,8809,282
Cameroon2241:92,71911,093
Spain1201:389,60021,500
Mexico1121:1,108,27013,907
Uruguay871:39,4454,524
Venezuela791:382,3308,042
Canada661:558,26746,632
Belgium431:267,36432,244
Brazil421:5,097,008130,362
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
Trinidad and Tobago321:42,6243,925
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Peru231:1,381,91821,725
England211:2,653,24194,788
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Colombia161:2,985,88014,490
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Burkina Faso51:3,670,42019,318
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Cuba31:3,840,90513,116
China31:455,773,85521,925
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1851:271,45222,076

The alternate forms: Lafón (9) are calculated separately.

Lafon (263) may also be a first name.

Lafon 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

Lafon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lafon (Russian: Лафон) is held by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Lafón. For other possible spellings of Lafon click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafon? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 29,635th most commonly used family name internationally, held by around 1 in 403,362 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Lafon are found; 80 percent are found in Western Europe and 80 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 548,616th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 263 people.

The surname is most prevalent in France, where it is carried by 14,423 people, or 1 in 4,605. In France it is primarily found in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 33 percent reside, Occitanie, where 28 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 13 percent reside. Not including France this last name exists in 61 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent reside and Argentina, where 2 percent reside.

Lafon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lafon has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,181 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 525 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lafon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Maronite (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Lafon last name are 12.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.21% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lafon earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 19.38% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,628 per year; in Colombia they earn 36.43% more than the national average, earning $30,972,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.81% more than the national average, earning $43,928 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.53% less than the national average, earning $48,925 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lafón939/
Lafond9121,578/
Lafont9112,230/
Laffon911,627/
Lafoon91590/
Lafone91235/
Lafong9182/
Lawfon9113/
Laifon9111/
Ladfon911/
Llafon911/
Lyafon911/
Lafoun911/
Laufon910/
Layfon910/
Laafon910/
Laffont838,176/
Laffoon831,940/
Laffond83544/
Lasfont8365/
Lafontt8343/
Lafonck8315/
Lafoone839/
Laifong833/
Lawfoon833/
Lafount832/
Laffuon832/
Lafonth832/
Lafotin832/
Laffone831/
Laffoun831/
Lafoint831/
Lafound831/
Leafond831/
Lafoont831/
Lafoune831/
Lafoung831/
Layfong830/
Lafosen830/
Lafan8077/
Lefon8074/
Lofon8011/
Lafun802/
Lafom800/
Laffontt7772/
Lafonova771/
Leaffoon770/
Lafongue770/
Laffan732,269/
Laphon73512/
Lafane73121/
Lafang7380/
Lafant7336/
Leffon7330/
Lofone7324/
Lefohn7321/
Leefon7320/
Lofong7317/
Laifan7315/
Laufun7311/
Lavohn739/
Lafand738/
Lahfan737/
Lafung735/
Laufan735/
Lofond734/
Lafoom734/
Lafaun733/
Lafune733/
Laifun733/
Lofoun733/
Lefoin733/
Laffun733/
Lapfun732/
Lotfon732/
Loffon732/
Laffón732/
Lafund731/
Hlofon731/
Loufon731/
Leifon731/
Leafan731/
Lafoum731/
Laffom731/
Lasfan731/
Lafann730/
Lasfom730/
Laphong67613/
Lafagne67100/
Liaphon6798/
Hlafane6746/
Laphond6743/
Laifang6741/
Leefoon6718/
Lafasne6716/
Loofoun6715/
Lowfoon6710/
Lafutin676/
Laffane673/
Laephon673/
Laifung672/
Loffoon672/
Laffoom671/
Lafunck671/
Laffand671/
Lafuine671/
Laufann671/
Lotfond671/
Loufoun671/
Hlafang671/
Laphone671/
Liofojn671/
Lattfan671/
Lafuten670/
Leifont670/
Laufand670/
Laffant670/

Lafon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lafon in the Russian language
Лафонlafon-

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