Lafón Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Lafón Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lafón Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

The alternate forms: Lafon (18,067) are calculated separately.

Lafón Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lafón occurs in Spain more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Lafon. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafón? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Lafón occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Lafón reside; 44 percent reside in South America and 33 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.

The surname is most common in Spain, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 15,584,012. In Spain Lafón is primarily concentrated in: Aragon, where 67 percent reside and Madrid, where 33 percent reside. Barring Spain Lafón exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 22 percent reside and Mexico, where 22 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lafon9318,067/
Laffón912/
Lafan8077/
Lafun802/
Lafond7321,578/
Lafont7312,230/
Laffan732,269/
Laffon731,627/
Lafoon73590/
Lafone73235/
Lafane73121/
Lafong7382/
Lafang7380/
Lafant7336/
Laifan7315/
Lawfon7313/
Laufun7311/
Laifon7311/
Lafand738/
Lahfan737/
Laufan735/
Lafung735/
Lafune733/
Lafaun733/
Laifun733/
Laffun733/
Lapfun732/
Lasfan731/
Lafoun731/
Leafan731/
Ladfon731/
Lafund731/
Llafon731/
Lyafon731/
Laufon730/
Lafann730/
Layfon730/
Laafon730/
Laffont678,176/
Laffoon671,940/
Laffond67544/
Lafagne67100/
Lasfont6765/
Hlafane6746/
Lafontt6743/
Laifang6741/
Lafasne6716/
Lafonck6715/
Lafoone679/
Lafutin676/
Laifong673/
Laffane673/
Lawfoon673/
Laffuon672/
Laifung672/
Lafount672/
Lafonth672/
Lafotin672/
Laffone671/
Laffoun671/
Lafoung671/
Lafoint671/
Lafound671/
Lafunck671/
Laffand671/
Lafuine671/
Laufann671/
Hlafang671/
Leafond671/
Lafoont671/
Lafoune671/
Lattfan671/
Layfong670/
Lafuten670/
Lafosen670/
Laufand670/
Laffant670/

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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 Lafón
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