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 carried by more people in Burkina Faso than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanfo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 9,697th most common last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 125,158 people. The surname occurs mostly 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 frequent forename globally It is held by 341 people.
The surname Sanfo is most frequently occurring in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 56,272 people, or 1 in 326. In Burkina Faso Sanfo is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 31 percent live, Centre-Ouest Region, where 12 percent live and Hauts-Bassins Region, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Burkina Faso this last name exists in 24 countries. It also occurs 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 last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% 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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