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.
Read More About This SurnameLafond Surname Distribution Map
| 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.
- klacksonLafond Demographics
Average Lafond Salary in
United States
$46,211 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lafond Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lafond Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lafond occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lafond? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lafond is the 25,002nd most numerous last name on earth, held by around 1 in 337,730 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Lafond reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 31 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,201,840th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 66 people.
This surname is most widely held in France, where it is carried by 6,765 people, or 1 in 9,819. In France it is most numerous in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 26 percent are found, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 21 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 15 percent are found. Not including France this surname exists in 51 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 31 percent are found and The United States, where 24 percent are found.
Lafond Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Lafond has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lafond surname 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 Lafond are 1.73% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.5% registered with the political 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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Footnotes
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