Laeef Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Laeef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Laeef Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560

Laeef (42) may also be a first name.

Laeef Last Name Facts

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

The last name Laeef is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Laeef? popularity and diffusion

Laeef is the 4,116,508th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Laeef reside; 74 percent reside in West Africa and 74 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,566,439th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 42 people.

Laeef is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Oyo, where 59 percent live, Osun, where 24 percent live and Lagos, where 18 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 17 percent live and Pakistan, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Laeev801/
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Laiief731/
Laheev731/
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Laheff730/
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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 Laeef
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