Lafont Surname

42,583rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Lafont 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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Lafont Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France9,1341:7,272630
United States9651:375,60533,232
Spain4211:111,0508,821
Argentina3781:113,0789,543
Venezuela2071:145,9134,557
Cuba1941:59,3952,293
Canada1661:221,96121,363
Colombia1661:287,7965,662
Belgium1121:102,64915,579
Haiti1061:100,7924,867
Chile761:231,7967,107
Uruguay511:67,2897,157
Mexico431:2,886,65622,491
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
England271:2,063,63279,942
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States911:551,85437,927

Lafont (18) may also be a first name.

Lafont 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

Lafont Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lafont (Arabic: لافونت, Russian: Лафонт) is more frequently found in France than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Lafont.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafont? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 42,583rd most prevalent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 595,875 people. Lafont is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Lafont reside; 76 percent reside in Western Europe and 75 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Lafont is also the 2,608,198th most frequently held first name globally, held by 18 people.

The last name Lafont is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 9,134 people, or 1 in 7,272. In France it is primarily found in: Occitanie, where 22 percent reside, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 20 percent reside and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 20 percent reside. Other than France this last name occurs in 53 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent reside and Spain, where 3 percent reside.

Lafont Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lafont has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lafont last name expanded 1,060 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 159 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lafont Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lafont last name are 34.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 81.73% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lafont earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 335.46% more than the national average, earning S/. 84,413 per year; in Colombia they earn 2.35% more than the national average, earning $23,237,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.42% more than the national average, earning $43,761 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.2% more than the national average, earning $53,259 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laffont928,176/
Lafonte92227/
Lasfont9265/
Lafontt9243/
Lafonth922/
Lafount922/
Lafoont921/
Lafoint921/
Lafon9118,067/
Laffontt8672/
Lafointe862/
Lafoints860/
Lafond8321,578/
Laffon831,627/
Lafoon83590/
Lafone83235/
Lefont83203/
Lafong8382/
Lafant8336/
Lawfon8313/
Laifon8311/
Llafon831/
Ladfon831/
Lyafon831/
Lafoun831/
Layfon830/
Laufon830/
Laafon830/
Laffoon771,940/
Laffond77544/
Lafonck7715/
Lafunte7710/
Lafoone779/
Lafante775/
Laifong773/
Lawfoon773/
Laffuon772/
Lafotin772/
Lafoung771/
Laffone771/
Laffoun771/
Lafound771/
Leafond771/
Lafoune771/
Layfong770/
Leifont770/
Lafosen770/
Laffant770/
Lafan7377/
Lofon7311/
Lafón739/
Lafom730/
Lafuunte713/
Louwfont711/
Lafonova711/
Lafeunte711/
Lafongue710/
Laffaunt710/
Laffante710/
Leaffoon710/
Laffan672,269/
Laphon67512/
Lafane67121/
Lafang6780/
Lefant6766/
Lafantová6734/
Lefond6727/
Lofone6724/
Lofong6717/
Laifan6715/
Lavohn679/
Lafand678/
Lahfan677/
Laufan675/
Lofond674/
Lafoom674/
Lafaun673/
Lofoun673/
Laffón672/
Lotfon672/
Loffon672/
Lafund671/
Leafan671/
Leifon671/
Hlofon671/
Loufon671/
Lafantova671/
Lasfan671/
Laffom671/
Lafoum671/
Lafann670/
Lasfom670/

Lafont Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lafont in the Russian language
Лафонтlafont-
Lafont in the Arabic language
لافونتlafwnt-

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