La Fay Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
La Fay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 43 | 1:1,544,714 | 145,815 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 23 | 1:2,183,421 | 107,224 |
La Fay Demographics
Average La Fay Salary in
United States
$19,250 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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La Fay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name La Fay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name La Fay is more frequently found in France than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name La Fay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,580,327th most widespread family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 79 percent of La Fay reside; 79 percent reside in Western Europe and 77 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.
The surname is most commonly held in France, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 1,544,714. In France La Fay is most frequent in: Île-de-France, where 47 percent are found, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 30 percent are found and Pays de la Loire, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account France La Fay is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.
La Fay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of La Fay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the La Fay last name fell 52 percent between 1880 and 2014.
La Fay Last Name Statistics demography
La Fay earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 55.39% less than the national average, earning $19,250 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Faye | 92 | 17 | / |
| La Faya | 92 | 1 | / |
| La Fa | 91 | 1 | / |
| La Ffaye | 86 | 1 | / |
| La Fayit | 86 | 0 | / |
| Le Fay | 83 | 120 | / |
| La Foy | 83 | 46 | / |
| La Vay | 83 | 17 | / |
| La Fea | 83 | 7 | / |
| La Fey | 83 | 6 | / |
| La-Fay | 83 | 2 | / |
| La Fai | 83 | 1 | / |
| La Fayett | 80 | 0 | / |
| Le Faye | 77 | 3 | / |
| La Foya | 77 | 2 | / |
| La Faja | 77 | 2 | / |
| La Faut | 77 | 2 | / |
| La Fass | 77 | 1 | / |
| La Fuye | 77 | 1 | / |
| La Faat | 77 | 1 | / |
| La Faux | 77 | 1 | / |
| La Foye | 77 | 1 | / |
| La Faus | 77 | 0 | / |
| La Fe | 73 | 118 | / |
| La Fé | 73 | 7 | / |
| La Fi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Le Fa | 73 | 1 | / |
| La Wfaha | 71 | 4 | / |
| Le Vay | 67 | 196 | / |
| La Fou | 67 | 116 | / |
| La Voy | 67 | 38 | / |
| lo Fah | 67 | 11 | / |
| La Foe | 67 | 11 | / |
| La Fee | 67 | 9 | / |
| Le-Fay | 67 | 8 | / |
| Le Fey | 67 | 7 | / |
| La Vey | 67 | 7 | / |
| La Fée | 67 | 4 | / |
| La Foi | 67 | 3 | / |
| La Vau | 67 | 2 | / |
| La Vaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Le Fad | 67 | 1 | / |
| La Pha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Le Féy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Le Fat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Le Foy | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 La Fay
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