Lafan Surname
Approximately 77 people bear this surname
Lafan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 40 | 1:1,255,467 | 70,036 |
Lafan (103) may also be a first name.
Lafan Demographics
Average Lafan Salary in
United States
$30,250 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lafan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lafan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lafan (Russian: Лафан) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lafan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,152,526th most commonly held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. The last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 31 percent of Lafan live; 31 percent live in Oceania Islands and 31 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Lafan is also the 930,172nd most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 103 people.
This last name is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 339,738. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: East Sepik, where 58 percent live and West Sepik, where 42 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent live and Indonesia, where 12 percent live.
Lafan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Lafan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lafan surname fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Lafan Last Name Statistics demography
Lafan earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.89% less than the national average, earning $30,250 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lafan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lafan in the Russian language | ||
| Лафан | lafan | - |
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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 Lafan
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