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 be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lonfo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 183,996th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 3,158,884 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Lonfo are found; 81 percent are found in West Africa and 60 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lonfo is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 13 people.

The last name Lonfo is most commonly used in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 1,869 people, or 1 in 9,819. In Burkina Faso it is most frequent in: Centre-Nord Region, where 49 percent are found, Centre-Est Region, where 31 percent are found and Centre Region, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Burkina Faso Lonfo occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 17 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent are found.

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
  • 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 Lonfo
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