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 in Morocco more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lafai? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 961,438th most common family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 26,891,313 people. The surname Lafai occurs predominantly in Africa, where 76 percent of Lafai live; 63 percent live in North Africa and 63 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 1,201,840th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 66 people.
The last name Lafai is most widely held in Morocco, where it is held by 170 people, or 1 in 202,801. Excluding Morocco it is found in 13 countries. It also occurs 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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