Lafontan Surname
Approximately 777 people bear this surname
Lafontan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 656 | 1:101,254 | 14,874 |
| Haiti | 79 | 1:135,239 | 5,953 |
| United States | 20 | 1:18,122,947 | 588,089 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Mauritius | 3 | 1:431,139 | 12,721 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Lafontan (49) may also be a first name.
Lafontan Demographics
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Lafontan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lafontan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lafontan is found in France more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lafontan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 440,539th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 9,379,081 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Lafontan reside; 84 percent reside in Western Europe and 84 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,430,306th most widespread given name world-wide. It is borne by 49 people.
This surname is most commonly held in France, where it is carried by 656 people, or 1 in 101,254. In France it is primarily found in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 38 percent live, Occitanie, where 33 percent live and Hauts-de-France, where 9 percent live. Not including France this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Haiti, where 10 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.
Lafontan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Lafontan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lafontan last name increased 333 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Lafontan Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Lafontan surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.
The amount Lafontan earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 80.05% more than the national average, earning $77,688 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.47% less than the national average, earning $38,519 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lafontant | 94 | 3,825 | / |
| Lafontain | 94 | 139 | / |
| Laffontan | 94 | 32 | / |
| Lafontane | 94 | 24 | / |
| Lafontang | 94 | 5 | / |
| Lafontand | 94 | 0 | / |
| Lafountan | 94 | 0 | / |
| Lafontaine | 89 | 19,722 | / |
| Lafountain | 89 | 3,524 | / |
| Laffontane | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lafonttant | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lafountane | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lafonntain | 89 | 0 | / |
| Lafountaine | 84 | 715 | / |
| Lafontainhe | 84 | 6 | / |
| Laifontaine | 84 | 3 | / |
| Laffontaine | 84 | 2 | / |
| Lafontainne | 84 | 1 | / |
| Lafountaind | 84 | 1 | / |
| Laafountain | 84 | 1 | / |
| Lafonntaine | 84 | 0 | / |
| Lafuntain | 82 | 2 | / |
| Lofontane | 82 | 1 | / |
| Lafantant | 82 | 1 | / |
| Lofontain | 82 | 1 | / |
| Lafomtain | 82 | 0 | / |
| Lafontone | 82 | 0 | / |
| Lafounton | 82 | 0 | / |
| Laphonthan | 78 | 100 | / |
| Lefountain | 78 | 2 | / |
| Lafonteine | 78 | 1 | / |
| Lofontaine | 78 | 1 | / |
| Lafantaine | 78 | 1 | / |
| Lafauntain | 78 | 1 | / |
| Láfontaine | 78 | 1 | / |
| Lafontoine | 78 | 0 | / |
| Loufountain | 74 | 0 | / |
| Lafantoine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lofantaine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Louwfontein | 63 | 5 | / |
| Lefeunteun | 56 | 3 | / |
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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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- 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 Lafontan
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