Lafal Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Lafal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lafal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Lafal (19) may also be a first name.

Lafal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lafal is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Lafal.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafal? popularity and diffusion

Lafal is the 3,055,934th most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname Lafal occurs mostly in Africa, where 63 percent of Lafal reside; 61 percent reside in West Africa and 61 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 19 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 7,085,710. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Taraba, where 64 percent are found, Kaduna, where 32 percent are found and Lagos, where 4 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Lafal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lafal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lafal surname expanded 433 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lafal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lafal surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Lafal earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lafhal912,122/
Lafaul9126/
Laffal9116/
Lafall9115/
Lafale9111/
Lafail9110/
Laafal912/
Lafhail83172/
Lafalle8321/
Laffall839/
Lafaill836/
Llatfal834/
Lafhale834/
Laufale832/
Lafayle831/
Lefal802/
Lafaille772,784/
Laffalle774/
Leafeale771/
Laffauld770/
Lefhal73281/
Lofale73158/
Lefall7392/
Lafole7376/
Lofald7362/
Lofall7328/
Lafeil7316/
Lasfol738/
Laphal738/
Leffal734/
Löfall733/
Loufal732/
Laffaille71759/
Leffall67488/
Lafoole67296/
Lafolle67237/
Lovfald6731/
Laffold678/
Lahaval676/
Lefahal672/
Laffole671/
Laphall670/
Leafold670/
Lafeild670/

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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 Lafal
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