Lafano Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

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

Lafano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lafano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Lafano Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lafano occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafano? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,649,889th most frequently used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname Lafano occurs mostly in Oceania, where 50 percent of Lafano reside; 50 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 50 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

The surname is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 905,969. In Papua New Guinea Lafano is most frequent in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 39 percent reside and Indonesia, where 6 percent reside.

Lafano Last Name Statistics demography

Lafano earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laufeano861/
Lofano83395/
Lafana83122/
Lofango77116/
Lafaina7720/
Laufana776/
Leafana774/
Laphano772/
Lafagna771/
Lafayna771/
Lafounou711/
Lofana6750/
Lofono674/
Lafona672/
Lafhamnat671/
Lofongo62479/
Lofanga62452/
Loufono6241/
Lavanah622/
Lafonga621/
Lofanna621/
Lofanas621/
Lofaina621/
Laphana620/
Lafougna5712/
Lapheana571/
Hlaphana571/
Lafounga571/
Latphanna53212/
Ladphanna539/
Leapheana531/

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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 Lafano
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