Sanfor Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Sanfor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanfor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Sanfor (22) may also be a first name.

Sanfor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sanfor is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanfor? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sanfor is the 4,532,898th most commonly used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 47 percent of Sanfor live; 42 percent live in North Africa and 37 percent live in Mahgreb. Sanfor is also the 2,301,746th most widespread forename at a global level, held by 22 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Michigan, where 50 percent are found, California, where 17 percent are found and North Carolina, where 17 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 21 percent are found and Algeria, where 16 percent are found.

Sanfor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sanfor has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sanfor Last Name Statistics demography

Sanfor earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 90.44% less than the national average, earning $4,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sanford9254,265/
Sanfour9257/
Sanfort9211/
Sainfor922/
Sanfoor921/
Saanfor921/
Sanfore921/
Sainfort86773/
Sainford866/
Shanford863/
Sanfford862/
Hsanford861/
Sanfoure861/
Shanfour861/
Sannford860/
Sanfourd860/
Sanfordd860/
Canfor8348/
Sanfar8329/
Janfor8323/
Samfor833/
Sonfor831/
Samford772,139/
Sanfare7727/
Shanfar778/
Janford778/
Samfort778/
Zanfour773/
Shamfor772/
Sonford772/
Sainfar772/
Canfour772/
Janfour771/
Shonfor771/
Sanfard770/
Sonfort770/
Sampford71233/
Chanfour7133/
Sainfard7119/
Sainphor7114/
Jeanfort713/
Chanford712/
Satmford711/
Sampfort711/
Shanfarz711/
Jeanford711/
Shahnfar711/
Janfar675,017/
Zamfor67129/
Samfar6723/
Zanfar6710/
Confor677/
Sainphort673/
Samfur673/
Shahanfar672/
Sanfarova671/
Canfar671/
Sonfar671/
Gianforth671/
Hjainford671/
Camfor671/
Sainfeure671/
Chanforth670/

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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
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  • 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 Sanfor
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