Sanfo Surname

9,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58,227 people bear this surname

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

Sanfo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanfo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso56,2721:32650
Mali7101:23,900839
Ivory Coast6891:33,4852,233
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Niger721:266,5568,311
Nigeria441:4,025,972113,480
France241:2,767,613196,808
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Togo91:805,3086,372
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Senegal61:2,429,8904,996
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
England31:18,572,686338,250
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Congo11:4,989,09634,171

Sanfo (341) may also be a first name.

Sanfo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sanfo has its highest incidence in Burkina Faso. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanfo? popularity and diffusion

Sanfo is the 9,697th most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 125,158 people. Sanfo is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sanfo reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sanfo is also the 472,872nd most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 341 people.

It is most numerous in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 56,272 people, or 1 in 326. In Burkina Faso it is most common in: Centre Region, where 31 percent live, Centre-Ouest Region, where 12 percent live and Hauts-Bassins Region, where 12 percent live. Apart from Burkina Faso Sanfo exists in 24 countries. It is also found in Mali, where 1 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent live.

Sanfo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sanfo surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Sanfo earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.79% less than the national average, earning $28,569 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sanfou9131/
Sanfod917/
Sanfoo916/
Sanffo912/
Sanfos911/
Seanfo911/
Sannfo911/
Sanfoz911/
Sanfoy911/
Sainfo911/
Ssanfo911/
Sanfop910/
Sanhfoo831/
Sanfoss831/
Seanffo831/
Sanfoot830/
Sanfoud830/
Sonfo80504/
Sanfa80119/
Samfo8010/
Canfo807/
Janfo805/
Zanfo802/
Seanfoss771/
Shanfous770/
Sanpho73137/
Sainfa73115/
Shonfo7364/
Sanfaz7338/
Shanfa7318/
Janfoo7317/
Samfou7312/
Sounfo7311/
Chanfo736/
Sianfa734/
Sonffo734/
Sanfat733/
Djanfo733/
Sanfah732/
Sonfou732/
Seanfa732/
Zanfou731/
Sohnfo731/
Sanfau731/
Janfos731/
Jeanfo731/
Samfod731/
Sanphot67112/
Chanfoo6716/
Sanfaat6710/
Seanpho674/
Sainfat672/
Shanfad672/
Sanphop671/
Sanphoh671/
Sanphod671/
Chanfoy671/
Jhanfoo671/
Shanfaz671/

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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 Sanfo
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