de Lafayette Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Tunisia

de Lafayette Surname User-submission:

North American (Quebecois), an amalgamation of de Lafayette, in reference to specific village in the Lyonais region of France.

Lafayette literally means 'little Beech tree', but appropriately referencing the son of Lafay. Lafay is from la hetrie, meaning "the beech tree'.

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de Lafayette Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

de Lafayette Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

North American (Quebecois), an amalgamation of de Lafayette, in reference to specific village in the Lyonais region of France.

Lafayette literally means 'little Beech tree', but appropriately referencing the son of Lafay. Lafay is from la hetrie, meaning "the beech tree'.

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de Lafayette Last Name Facts

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

de Lafayette is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of de Lafayette click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Lafayette? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,391,485th most widespread last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name de Lafayette occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 62 percent of de Lafayette are found; 46 percent are found in South America and 46 percent are found in Luso-South America.

This last name is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 35,679,055. In Brazil de Lafayette is most common in: Rio de Janeiro, where 100 percent live. Outside of Brazil this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

de Lafayette Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of de Lafayette has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the de Lafayette surname rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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