Lafonta Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Lafonta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lafonta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France601:1,107,045119,335
United States391:9,293,819392,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Lafonta (15) may also be a first name.

Lafonta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lafonta is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafonta? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,860,621st most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 73,611,575 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 61 percent of Lafonta live; 61 percent live in Western Europe and 61 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,900,335th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 15 people.

This surname is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 1,107,045. In France it is most frequent in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 80 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 17 percent are found and Brittany, where 2 percent are found. Besides France Lafonta occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 39 percent are found.

Lafonta Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lafonta has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lafonta surname grew 186 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lafonta Last Name Statistics demography

Lafonta earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.13% more than the national average, earning $57,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laffonta9328/
Lafontas932/
Lafounta931/
Laffontas8815/
Lafountai881/
Lafonte86227/
Lafonti861/
Lafonto860/
Lafoente8010/
Lafointe802/
Lafaunta801/
Lafounti801/
Lafontes801/
Laffonti801/
Lafontie800/
Lafunte7110/
Lafanti719/
Lafanto718/
Lafante715/
Lefanta711/
Lafantie6727/
Lasfanti6724/
Lafuunte673/
Leffanta672/
Lefantaa671/
Lafeunte671/
Laffante670/
Lefanto5750/
Lephonto534/

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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
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  • 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 Lafonta
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