Sanfo Surname
Approximately 58,227 people bear this surname
Sanfo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 56,272 | 1:326 | 50 |
| Mali | 710 | 1:23,900 | 839 |
| Ivory Coast | 689 | 1:33,485 | 2,233 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Niger | 72 | 1:266,556 | 8,311 |
| Nigeria | 44 | 1:4,025,972 | 113,480 |
| France | 24 | 1:2,767,613 | 196,808 |
| United States | 17 | 1:21,321,114 | 641,998 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Senegal | 6 | 1:2,429,890 | 4,996 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
Sanfo (341) may also be a first name.
Sanfo Demographics
Average Sanfo Salary in
United States
$28,569 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sanfo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sanfo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sanfo is found most in Burkina Faso. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanfo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sanfo is the 9,697th most frequent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 125,158 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Sanfo reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 472,872nd most frequently held given name globally. It is borne by 341 people.
This last name is most common in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 56,272 people, or 1 in 326. In Burkina Faso it is mostly found in: Centre Region, where 31 percent are found, Centre-Ouest Region, where 12 percent are found and Hauts-Bassins Region, where 12 percent are found. Other than Burkina Faso it is found in 24 countries. It is also common in Mali, where 1 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent are found.
Sanfo Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Sanfo are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanfou | 91 | 31 | / |
| Sanfod | 91 | 7 | / |
| Sanfoo | 91 | 6 | / |
| Sanffo | 91 | 2 | / |
| Sanfos | 91 | 1 | / |
| Seanfo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Sannfo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Sanfoz | 91 | 1 | / |
| Sanfoy | 91 | 1 | / |
| Sainfo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ssanfo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Sanfop | 91 | 0 | / |
| Sanhfoo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sanfoss | 83 | 1 | / |
| Seanffo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sanfoot | 83 | 0 | / |
| Sanfoud | 83 | 0 | / |
| Sonfo | 80 | 504 | / |
| Sanfa | 80 | 119 | / |
| Samfo | 80 | 10 | / |
| Canfo | 80 | 7 | / |
| Janfo | 80 | 5 | / |
| Zanfo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Seanfoss | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shanfous | 77 | 0 | / |
| Sanpho | 73 | 137 | / |
| Sainfa | 73 | 115 | / |
| Shonfo | 73 | 64 | / |
| Sanfaz | 73 | 38 | / |
| Shanfa | 73 | 18 | / |
| Janfoo | 73 | 17 | / |
| Samfou | 73 | 12 | / |
| Sounfo | 73 | 11 | / |
| Chanfo | 73 | 6 | / |
| Sianfa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Sonffo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Sanfat | 73 | 3 | / |
| Djanfo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Sanfah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sonfou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Seanfa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Zanfou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sohnfo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sanfau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Janfos | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jeanfo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Samfod | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sanphot | 67 | 112 | / |
| Chanfoo | 67 | 16 | / |
| Sanfaat | 67 | 10 | / |
| Seanpho | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sainfat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shanfad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sanphop | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanphoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanphod | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chanfoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jhanfoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shanfaz | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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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