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 surname Lafaive has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Lafaive click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafaive? popularity and diffusion

Lafaive is the 1,305,105th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 42,124,543 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Lafaive are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Lafaive is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 171 people, or 1 in 2,119,643. In The United States it is most common in: Michigan, where 39 percent live, Wisconsin, where 19 percent live and Oregon, where 9 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

Lafaive Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Lafaive Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lafaive are 2.7% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.93% being registered with 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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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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