Lafani Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Lafani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lafani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia551:2,404,531143,692
Brazil381:5,633,535140,199
Algeria111:3,511,95946,373
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Lafani (14) may also be a first name.

Lafani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lafani occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Lafani.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafani? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,736,881st most frequently used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 52 percent of Lafani live; 50 percent live in Southeast Asia and 50 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,024,661st most common first name in the world It is held by 14 people.

This last name is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 2,404,531. In Indonesia Lafani is mostly found in: Riau Islands, where 65 percent are found, West Java, where 22 percent are found and North Maluku, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Indonesia this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 34 percent are found and Algeria, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laufani9229/
Lafangi9211/
Lafasni9211/
Laafani9211/
Laffani928/
Lafaani925/
Laifani921/
Latfani921/
Lafanie921/
Lafgani921/
Lahafani8628/
Lahfaini861/
Lazfhani861/
Lofani83128/
Lafana83122/
Lafane83121/
Lafoni839/
Lafagne77100/
Hlafane7746/
Lafaina7720/
Lafasne7716/
Lotfani779/
Laufana776/
Leafana774/
Laffane773/
Laffoni772/
Lafayne771/
Loufani771/
Lafeane771/
Lafaine771/
Lafayna771/
Laffany770/
Laphanit71322/
Lafaunge716/
Laphangi715/
Laafouni715/
Loshfani715/
Lattfoni711/
Laffamne711/
Laffagne711/
Laiphanit67273/
Lafone67235/
Lofana6750/
Lofane677/
Lafona672/
Lofanh671/

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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 Lafani
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