Ladefa Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ladefa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ladefa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Ladefa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ladefa is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ladefa.

How Common Is The Last Name Ladefa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,587,209th most frequent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 75 percent of Ladefa live; 75 percent live in Oceania Islands and 75 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

This surname is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 905,969. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ladifa83311/
Ladafa834/
Ladefe831/
Ladifah7716/
Ladhifa775/
Laddafa774/
Ladefou771/
Laddifa771/
Ladiofa771/
Ladhifah717/
Lahdeefi715/
Lodifa676/
Ladife672/
Lodefi671/
Ladifi671/
Loudifa62546/
Ladavah627/
Lahdifi622/
Ladapha621/
Ledafo504/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Ladefa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis