Lonfo Surname

183,996th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,307 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Lonfo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lonfo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso1,8691:9,819904
Cameroon3951:52,5806,858
Ivory Coast321:720,97619,991
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Lonfo (13) may also be a first name.

Lonfo Last Name Facts

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

Lonfo is found most in Burkina Faso. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lonfo? popularity and diffusion

Lonfo is the 183,996th most frequently occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,158,884 people. The last name Lonfo is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Lonfo reside; 81 percent reside in West Africa and 60 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 13 people.

The surname is most numerous in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 1,869 people, or 1 in 9,819. In Burkina Faso it is most frequent in: Centre-Nord Region, where 49 percent live, Centre-Est Region, where 31 percent live and Centre Region, where 12 percent live. Outside of Burkina Faso it exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 17 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hlonfo91440/
Lonffo9135/
Lonhfo911/
Lonfou911/
Lonfoy911/
Lounfoh831/
Lomfo8027/
Lonfa8026/
Lanfo809/
Loonfoot7716/
Loonffot771/
Hlonfohe771/
Lonfat73355/
Lonfeu731/
Lunfoot670/
Lanfoid670/

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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
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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 Lonfo
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