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
Sanfo Political Affiliation
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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
| 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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