Lafont Surname
Approximately 12,230 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameLafont Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 9,134 | 1:7,272 | 630 |
| United States | 965 | 1:375,605 | 33,232 |
| Spain | 421 | 1:111,050 | 8,821 |
| Argentina | 378 | 1:113,078 | 9,543 |
| Venezuela | 207 | 1:145,913 | 4,557 |
| Cuba | 194 | 1:59,395 | 2,293 |
| Canada | 166 | 1:221,961 | 21,363 |
| Colombia | 166 | 1:287,796 | 5,662 |
| Belgium | 112 | 1:102,649 | 15,579 |
| Haiti | 106 | 1:100,792 | 4,867 |
| Chile | 76 | 1:231,796 | 7,107 |
| Uruguay | 51 | 1:67,289 | 7,157 |
| Mexico | 43 | 1:2,886,656 | 22,491 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Brazil | 29 | 1:7,381,874 | 170,034 |
| England | 27 | 1:2,063,632 | 79,942 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 1:905,665 | 45,114 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 17 | 1:1,433,845 | 49,523 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 91 | 1:551,854 | 37,927 |
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.
- klacksonLafont Demographics
Average Male Lafont Height
178.53 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
Lafont Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lafont in the Russian language | ||
| Лафонт | lafont | - |
| Lafont in the Arabic language | ||
| لافونت | lafwnt | - |
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