Lafonso Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Lafonso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lafonso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Lafonso (15) may also be a first name.

Lafonso Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lafonso is found most frequently in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafonso? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Lafonso are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 15 people.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States Lafonso is most common in: New Jersey, where 75 percent live and New Hampshire, where 25 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laifonso931/
Leafonso931/
Lefonso8610/
Lafonzo860/
Lafonco860/
Laphonso803/
Leefonso800/
Lefonzo714/
Lafansia671/
Lafunxa5712/
Lofondja5355/
Lofongia531/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lafonso
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