Lafaja Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Lafaja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lafaja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain1441:324,66719,093
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lafaja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lafaja is carried by more people in Spain than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Lafaja click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafaja? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,459,453rd most widely held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Lafaja are found; 99 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 99 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

Lafaja is most commonly used in Spain, where it is held by 144 people, or 1 in 324,667. In Spain it is primarily found in: Aragon, where 89 percent are found and Catalonia, where 11 percent are found. Besides Spain Lafaja occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Lafaia8348/
Lafhaj8323/
Lafaya837/
Lafaju834/
Lafaji831/
Lafoja831/
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Lafa80703/
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Laffaya772/
Lafayat772/
Laifa736,444/
Lafau733,186/
Lafay732,629/
Lofaj73276/
Lafai73271/
Laufa73207/
Leafa7381/
Laffa7375/
Hlafa7362/
Lafea7341/
Laafa7327/
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Layfa734/
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Lofaa731/
Lofajova714/
Laffayas711/
Ladfujah711/
Laffay671,099/
Lafaye67978/
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Loffaj67148/
Lahafa6746/
Lofaya6741/
Lafayo6731/
Lafuia6731/
Lafait6722/
Laufau6719/
Lafoya6718/
Liaffa6716/
Laffea6715/
Lafeae6712/
Lafaud677/
Lafhej677/
Laiffa676/
Lafaie675/
Lafaue674/
Lefaya673/
Lafiji673/
Laffai672/
Laufai672/
Lafayt672/
Lafeat671/
Lafauz671/
Laufoa671/
Laufay671/
Lafeya671/
Liafau671/
Laffae671/
Lafoje671/
Laifai671/
Lefaje671/
Leafea671/
Lafais670/
Laffau670/
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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 Lafaja
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