Lafau Surname
Approximately 3,186 people bear this surname
Lafau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 3,170 | 1:41,719 | 4,790 |
| Spain | 15 | 1:3,116,802 | 65,296 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Lafau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lafau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lafau occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lafau? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 140,167th most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,287,365 people. The last name Lafau occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Lafau are found; 99 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 99 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.
It is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 3,170 people, or 1 in 41,719. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: North Sumatra, where 93 percent reside, Riau, where 5 percent reside and East Nusa Tenggara, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Indonesia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Lafau
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