Lafah Surname
Approximately 224 people bear this surname
Lafah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 135 | 1:63,390 | 7,977 |
| Jordan | 60 | 1:147,374 | 8,371 |
| Syria | 11 | 1:1,754,638 | 8,509 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Lafah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lafah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lafah (Arabic: لفاح) occurs more in Israel more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Lafah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lafah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lafah is the 1,095,216th most prevalent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 32,533,687 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Lafah are found; 94 percent are found in West Asia and 60 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia.
The surname Lafah is most widely held in Israel, where it is held by 135 people, or 1 in 63,390. In Israel it is mostly concentrated in: Southern District, where 59 percent reside, Tel Aviv District, where 17 percent reside and Jerusalem District, where 11 percent reside. Besides Israel it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Jordan, where 27 percent reside and Syria, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lafah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lafah in the Arabic language | ||
| لفاح | lfah | - |
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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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- 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 Lafah
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