Lafaive Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Lafaive Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lafaive Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1711:2,119,643134,411
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Lafaive Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lafaive has its highest incidence in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafaive? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,305,105th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 42,124,543 people. The last name Lafaive occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Lafaive reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 171 people, or 1 in 2,119,643. In The United States Lafaive is most numerous in: Michigan, where 39 percent live, Wisconsin, where 19 percent live and Oregon, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Lafaive is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

Lafaive Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lafaive has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lafaive surname rose 17,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lafaive Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lafaive surname are 2.7% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.93% being registered to vote for the political party.

Lafaive earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.15% more than the national average, earning $49,255 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lafave924,993/
Lefaive86550/
Lafaver86514/
Lafauve861/
Laffave861/
Lafaves861/
Lafavee861/
Lafiver860/
Laffavie800/
Lafeaver800/
Lefave771,044/
Lafeve77143/
Lafabe777/
Lafever712,527/
Lefauve7197/
Lafaber7184/
Layfawi711/
Leafeve711/
Lavfever671/
Laffever670/
Leafaber670/
Lafeever670/

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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 Lafaive
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