Lafala Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Congo

Lafala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lafala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria1271:304,18529,785
Congo181:277,1728,776
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lafala (11) may also be a first name.

Lafala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lafala is found most frequently in Algeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafala? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lafala is the 1,369,340th most widely held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 45,264,260 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Lafala reside; 79 percent reside in North Africa and 79 percent reside in Mahgreb. Lafala is also the 3,487,849th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 11 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Algeria, where it is held by 127 people, or 1 in 304,185. In Algeria Lafala is most frequent in: Mila Province, where 100 percent reside. Barring Algeria this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The Congo, where 11 percent reside and Liberia, where 5 percent reside.

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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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  • 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 Lafala
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