Lafai Surname
Approximately 271 people bear this surname
Lafai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Solomon Islands | 37 | 1:15,676 | 2,975 |
| Cameroon | 25 | 1:830,763 | 57,125 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 1:452,832 | 31,784 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Iran | 6 | 1:12,797,087 | 199,837 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Lafai (66) may also be a first name.
Lafai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lafai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lafai (Hindi: लफई, Marathi: लफाई) is found most in Morocco. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Lafai click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lafai? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lafai is the 961,438th most frequently held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 26,891,313 people. The surname Lafai occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Lafai reside; 63 percent reside in North Africa and 63 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 1,201,840th most widespread first name globally, borne by 66 people.
The last name is most numerous in Morocco, where it is borne by 170 people, or 1 in 202,801. Excluding Morocco Lafai is found in 13 countries. It is also common in The Solomon Islands, where 14 percent are found and Cameroon, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lafai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lafai in the Hindi language | ||
| लफई | lapha'i | - |
| Lafai in the Marathi language | ||
| लफाई | lapha'i | - |
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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 Lafai
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