Lafargue Surname

59,493rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,482 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Lafargue Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lafargue Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France6,5271:10,177980
Cuba8261:13,9501,031
United States6661:544,23345,071
Argentina1011:423,20232,207
Switzerland421:195,54617,263
Luxembourg381:15,2773,461
Uruguay321:107,24210,337
Spain321:1,461,00145,498
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
New Caledonia261:10,6242,723
Saint Pierre and Miquelon241:26765
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Ecuador171:935,63814,108
Chile161:1,101,03021,213
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Guyana71:108,8897,175
Saint Lucia71:25,5401,703
England61:9,286,343223,652
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
China41:341,830,39216,990
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Lafargue Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lafargue occurs most in France. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafargue? popularity and diffusion

It is the 59,493rd most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 859,178 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 79 percent of Lafargue live; 78 percent live in Western Europe and 77 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most common in France, where it is held by 6,527 people, or 1 in 10,177. In France Lafargue is most common in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 56 percent are found, Occitanie, where 16 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 11 percent are found. Outside of France it is found in 39 countries. It is also common in Cuba, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Lafargue Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lafargue has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lafargue surname expanded 1,388 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lafargue Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lafargue last name are 14.03% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.8% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lafargue earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 13.15% more than the national average, earning $48,825 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.62% less than the national average, earning $41,923 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laffargue943,624/
Lasfargue94187/
Lafaurgue941/
Lafaargue940/
Laforgue881,234/
Lafarque88106/
Lafarg863/
Lafforgue822,965/
Laffarque826/
La'forgue825/
Leyfargue821/
Laffarcue821/
Laffforgue781/
Laforque751/
Loforgue750/
Lafforque712/
Laforg712/
Lafarc710/
Lafork575/
Lasfork530/
Leapharc501/

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