Sanfom Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Sanfom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanfom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Sanfom (15) may also be a first name.

Sanfom Last Name Facts

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

Sanfom is held by more people in Taiwan than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanfom? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sanfom is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Sanfom occurs mostly in Asia, where 80 percent of Sanfom live; 80 percent live in East Asia and 80 percent live in Sino-East Asia. Sanfom is also the 2,900,335th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 15 people.

Sanfom is most numerous in Taiwan, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 5,861,186. In Taiwan it is most frequent in: Tainan City, where 100 percent are found. Not including Taiwan this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Canada, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sanfon836/
Canfom833/
Sanfong7796/
Sanfone7773/
Sanfond773/
Saanfon771/
Sanpfon771/
Sanfont771/
Sanphom771/
Sasinfon711/
Sanfan67145/
Samfon6719/
Shamfhoum671/
Zanfon671/
Somfom671/

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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 Sanfom
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