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 occurs more in Spain more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafaja? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lafaja is the 1,459,453rd most frequent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. Lafaja is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Lafaja are found; 99 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 99 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

The surname Lafaja is most commonly held in Spain, where it is held by 144 people, or 1 in 324,667. In Spain Lafaja is most frequent in: Aragon, where 89 percent live and Catalonia, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Spain it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Lafaia8348/
Lafhaj8323/
Lafaya837/
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Lafa80703/
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Laffaya772/
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Laifa736,444/
Lafau733,186/
Lafay732,629/
Lofaj73276/
Lafai73271/
Laufa73207/
Leafa7381/
Laffa7375/
Hlafa7362/
Lafea7341/
Laafa7327/
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Layfa734/
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Lofajova714/
Laffayas711/
Ladfujah711/
Laffay671,099/
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Lafiya67511/
Lafaut67381/
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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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