Lafa Surname
Approximately 703 people bear this surname
Lafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 185 | 1:399,349 | 33,942 |
| Nigeria | 115 | 1:1,540,372 | 58,295 |
| Russia | 103 | 1:1,399,253 | 97,801 |
| Ukraine | 56 | 1:812,905 | 81,323 |
| Papua New Guinea | 41 | 1:198,871 | 27,541 |
| France | 41 | 1:1,620,066 | 149,911 |
| Cuba | 36 | 1:320,075 | 5,584 |
| Indonesia | 26 | 1:5,086,507 | 239,866 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22 | 1:2,282,667 | 111,005 |
The alternate forms: Lafá (3) are calculated separately.
Lafa (827) may also be a first name.
Lafa Demographics
Average Lafa Salary in
United States
$49,500 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lafa (Arabic: علفا, Hindi: लफा, Oriya: ଲାଫା, Russian: Лафа) is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Lafá. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lafa? popularity and diffusion
Lafa is the 475,771st most numerous last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 10,366,353 people. The surname Lafa is predominantly found in Africa, where 47 percent of Lafa reside; 26 percent reside in Central Africa and 26 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Lafa is also the 284,025th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 827 people.
Lafa is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 185 people, or 1 in 399,349. Apart from The DR Congo this surname occurs in 41 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 16 percent live and Russia, where 15 percent live.
Lafa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Lafa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lafa surname decreased 59 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Lafa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
Lafa earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.72% more than the national average, earning $49,500 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lafa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lafa in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲାଫା | lapha | - |
| Lafa in the Hindi language | ||
| लफा | lapha | 60 |
| लाफा | lapha | 40 |
| Lafa in the Russian language | ||
| Лафа | lafa | - |
| Lafa in the Arabic language | ||
| علفا | lfa | - |
| لافا | lafa | - |
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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 Lafa
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