Lafond Surname

25,002nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,578 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Dominica

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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Lafond Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France6,7651:9,819934
Canada6,6701:5,524806
United States5,1241:70,7378,204
Haiti2,5461:4,196540
Dominican Republic1231:84,8213,815
Dominica891:853191
England501:1,114,36153,243
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
United States Virgin Islands161:6,8981,043
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Monaco101:3,707328
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1961:256,21821,129

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.

- klackson

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laffond92544/
Leafond921/
Lafound921/
Lafon9118,067/
Lafont8312,230/
Laffon831,627/
Lafoon83590/
Lafone83235/
Lafong8382/
Lefond8327/
Lawfon8313/
Laifon8311/
Lafand838/
Lofond834/
Ladfon831/
Lafund831/
Llafon831/
Lyafon831/
Lafoun831/
Layfon830/
Laufon830/
Laafon830/
Laffont778,176/
Laffoon771,940/
Lafonte77227/
Lasfont7765/
Laphond7743/
Lafontt7743/
Lafonck7715/
Lafoone779/
Lawfoon773/
Laifong773/
Lafotin772/
Lafonth772/
Laffuon772/
Lafount772/
Lafoune771/
Leffond771/
Lotfond771/
Lafoont771/
Laffand771/
Lafoint771/
Laffoun771/
Laffone771/
Lafoung771/
Laufand770/
Layfong770/
Lafosen770/
Lafan7377/
Lofon7311/
Lafón739/
Lafom730/
Laffontt7172/
Lafointe712/
Lafonova711/
Leefuond711/
Lafongue710/
Lafoints710/
Leaffoon710/
Laffan672,269/
Laphon67512/
Lefont67203/
Lafane67121/
Lafang6780/
Lefand6763/
Lafant6736/
Lofone6724/
Lofong6717/
Laifan6715/
Lavohn679/
Lofand679/
Lahfan677/
Laufan675/
Lafoom674/
Lafaun673/
Lofoun673/
Loffon672/
Lotfon672/
Laffón672/
Lasfan671/
Laffom671/
Leifon671/
Lafoum671/
Hlofon671/
Loufon671/
Leafan671/
Lafann670/
Lasfom670/

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