Lafana Surname
Approximately 122 people bear this surname
Lafana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 112 | 1:72,801 | 9,515 |
| Ivory Coast | 7 | 1:3,295,890 | 46,139 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Lafana (55) may also be a first name.
Lafana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lafana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lafana is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Lafana click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lafana? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lafana is the 1,637,889th most commonly used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. This last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 92 percent of Lafana are found; 92 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 92 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Lafana is also the 1,336,256th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 55 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 112 people, or 1 in 72,801. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Eastern Highlands, where 65 percent reside, Chimbu, where 17 percent reside and Morobe, where 11 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 6 percent reside and Russia, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lafaina | 92 | 20 | / |
| Laufana | 92 | 6 | / |
| Leafana | 92 | 4 | / |
| Lafayna | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lafagna | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lafane | 83 | 121 | / |
| Lafani | 83 | 111 | / |
| Lafena | 83 | 54 | / |
| Lofana | 83 | 50 | / |
| Lefana | 83 | 39 | / |
| Lafano | 83 | 18 | / |
| Lafona | 83 | 2 | / |
| Lafhamnat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lofanga | 77 | 452 | / |
| Lafagne | 77 | 100 | / |
| Hlafane | 77 | 46 | / |
| Laufani | 77 | 29 | / |
| Hlefana | 77 | 23 | / |
| Lafasne | 77 | 16 | / |
| Lafasni | 77 | 11 | / |
| Laafani | 77 | 11 | / |
| Lafangi | 77 | 11 | / |
| Laffani | 77 | 8 | / |
| Lafaani | 77 | 5 | / |
| Laffane | 77 | 3 | / |
| Lavanah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lofaina | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lofanas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lofanna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lafaine | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lafayne | 77 | 1 | / |
| Latfani | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lafanie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lafeane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lafgani | 77 | 1 | / |
| Laifani | 77 | 1 | / |
| Laphana | 77 | 0 | / |
| Laffany | 77 | 0 | / |
| Lahafani | 71 | 28 | / |
| Lafougna | 71 | 12 | / |
| Lafaunge | 71 | 6 | / |
| Lapheana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hlaphana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Laffagne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lahfaini | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lazfhani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Laufeano | 71 | 1 | / |
| Laffamne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lofano | 67 | 395 | / |
| Lafone | 67 | 235 | / |
| Latphanna | 67 | 212 | / |
| Lofani | 67 | 128 | / |
| Lofena | 67 | 78 | / |
| Lofona | 67 | 27 | / |
| Ladphanna | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lafoni | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lofane | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lefona | 67 | 6 | / |
| Leapheana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lefena | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lofanh | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Lafana
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