Lafond Surname
Approximately 21,578 people bear this surname
Lafond 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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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 6,765 | 1:9,819 | 934 |
| Canada | 6,670 | 1:5,524 | 806 |
| United States | 5,124 | 1:70,737 | 8,204 |
| Haiti | 2,546 | 1:4,196 | 540 |
| Dominican Republic | 123 | 1:84,821 | 3,815 |
| Dominica | 89 | 1:853 | 191 |
| England | 50 | 1:1,114,361 | 53,243 |
| Germany | 36 | 1:2,236,263 | 117,794 |
| Switzerland | 23 | 1:357,083 | 27,273 |
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 16 | 1:6,898 | 1,043 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Monaco | 10 | 1:3,707 | 328 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 6 | 1:227,329 | 10,175 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 196 | 1:256,218 | 21,129 |
Lafond (66) may also be a first name.
Lafond 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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Lafond Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lafond Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lafond occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lafond? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 25,002nd most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 337,730 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Lafond live; 55 percent live in North America and 31 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,201,840th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 66 people.
The last name Lafond is most commonly used in France, where it is carried by 6,765 people, or 1 in 9,819. In France Lafond is mostly concentrated in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 26 percent reside, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 21 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 15 percent reside. Apart from France Lafond exists in 51 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 31 percent reside and The United States, where 24 percent reside.
Lafond Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Lafond has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 2,614 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lafond Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Lafond last name are 1.73% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.5% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Lafond earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.1% more than the national average, earning $46,211 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.79% less than the national average, earning $41,837 CAD per year.
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