Lafountain Surname
Approximately 3,524 people bear this surname
Lafountain 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 SurnameLafountain Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,490 | 1:103,856 | 11,434 |
| Canada | 27 | 1:1,364,652 | 95,501 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 301 | 1:166,839 | 15,114 |
Lafountain 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.
- klacksonLafountain Demographics
Average Male Lafountain Height
176.57 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Lafountain Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lafountain Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lafountain is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lafountain? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lafountain is the 128,586th most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,067,976 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Lafountain reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 3,490 people, or 1 in 103,856. In The United States Lafountain is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 23 percent live, Michigan, where 10 percent live and Massachusetts, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.
Lafountain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Lafountain has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lafountain surname grew 1,159 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Lafountain Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Lafountain surname are 7.07% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.84% registered with the party.
The amount Lafountain earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.29% more than the national average, earning $43,276 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.87% more than the national average, earning $51,608 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lafountaine | 95 | 715 | / |
| Lafontain | 95 | 139 | / |
| Lafuntain | 95 | 2 | / |
| Laafountain | 95 | 1 | / |
| Lafountaind | 95 | 1 | / |
| Lafountan | 95 | 0 | / |
| Lafontaine | 90 | 19,722 | / |
| Lafountane | 90 | 1 | / |
| Lafontaien | 90 | 1 | / |
| Lafauntain | 90 | 1 | / |
| Lafountine | 90 | 0 | / |
| Lafonntain | 90 | 0 | / |
| Lafontan | 89 | 777 | / |
| Lafontainhe | 86 | 6 | / |
| Laifontaine | 86 | 3 | / |
| Laffontaine | 86 | 2 | / |
| Lafontainne | 86 | 1 | / |
| Loufountain | 86 | 0 | / |
| Lafonntaine | 86 | 0 | / |
| Lafontant | 84 | 3,825 | / |
| Laffontan | 84 | 32 | / |
| Lafontane | 84 | 24 | / |
| Lafontine | 84 | 13 | / |
| Lafontang | 84 | 5 | / |
| Lofontain | 84 | 1 | / |
| Lafontand | 84 | 0 | / |
| Lafomtain | 84 | 0 | / |
| Lafontien | 84 | 0 | / |
| Lafonteine | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lofontaine | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lafantaine | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lafonthine | 80 | 1 | / |
| Láfontaine | 80 | 1 | / |
| Laffontien | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lafonttant | 80 | 1 | / |
| Laffontane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lafontoine | 80 | 0 | / |
| Lafantant | 74 | 1 | / |
| Lofontane | 74 | 1 | / |
| Laphonthan | 70 | 100 | / |
| Lafantoine | 70 | 1 | / |
| Lofantaine | 70 | 1 | / |
| Louwfontein | 67 | 5 | / |
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