Lafan Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Lafan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lafan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Lafan (103) may also be a first name.

Lafan Last Name Facts

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

Lafan (Russian: Лафан) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,152,526th most frequent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. Lafan is primarily found in Oceania, where 31 percent of Lafan reside; 31 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 31 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 930,172nd most commonly used forename throughout the world, held by 103 people.

The surname Lafan is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 339,738. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: East Sepik, where 58 percent reside and West Sepik, where 42 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea Lafan occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Indonesia, where 12 percent reside.

Lafan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lafan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lafan last name decreased 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laffan912,269/
Lafane91121/
Lafean91105/
Lafang9180/
Lafant9136/
Laifan9115/
Lafand918/
Lahfan917/
Laufan915/
Lafaun913/
Lafain913/
Leafan911/
Lasfan911/
Lafann910/
Lafagne83100/
Hlafane8346/
Laifang8341/
Lafasne8316/
Laffane833/
Lafaine831/
Laffand831/
Laufann831/
Lafayne831/
Hlafang831/
Lafeane831/
Lattfan831/
Laufand830/
Laffant830/
Lafaint830/
Lafon8018,067/
Lefan80368/
Lofan8015/
Lafón809/
Lafam802/
Lafanova7728/
Laffamne771/
Laffagne771/
Laffaunt770/
Lafond7321,578/
Lafont7312,230/
Laphan731,730/
Laffon731,627/
Lafoon73590/
Lefaan73451/
Lafone73235/
Lafong7382/
Luofan7349/
Lotfan7322/
Lefean7314/
Lawfon7313/
Laifon7311/
Lofand739/
Lavahn737/
Lofane737/
Lafein734/
Lofgan733/
Leefan733/
Lefann732/
Laffón732/
Leifan732/
Ladfon731/
Lofanh731/
Loufan731/
Llafon731/
Lyafon731/
Lowfan731/
Lazfam731/
Lefain731/
Lafaim731/
Lafham731/
Lafoun731/
Laufon730/
Loffan730/
Leffan730/
Layfon730/
Laafon730/
Lefaun730/
Laffont678,176/
Laffoon671,940/
Laffond67544/
Laphang67255/
Lotfane67172/
LuoFang6772/
Laphand6766/
Lasfont6765/
Lafontt6743/
Laiphan6742/
Lauphan6737/
Lafonck6715/
Loufant6715/
Lafoone679/
Laphanh676/
Leifang674/
Laifong673/
Lawfoon673/
Loufang673/
Lafount672/
Laffuon672/
Lafonth672/
Lafotin672/
Laffone671/
Laffoun671/
Lafoint671/
Lafound671/
Leafond671/
Lafoont671/
Lafoune671/
Lafoung671/
Loufane671/
Lhofane671/
Lahphan671/
Leyfang670/
Lohfank670/
Laphane670/
Laphain670/
Leafham670/
Layfong670/
Lofhand670/
Laphant670/
Lafosen670/
Llaphan670/

Lafan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lafan in the Russian language
Лафанlafan-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lafan
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