Lafaw Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Lafaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lafaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:19,076,786604,894
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Lafaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lafaw (Arabic: لافو) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafaw? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,532,898th most common surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. Lafaw is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Lafaw are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Lafaw is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 19,076,786. In The United States Lafaw is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 63 percent live, Massachusetts, where 21 percent live and Connecticut, where 16 percent live.

Lafaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lafaw has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lafaw last name increased 1,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lafaw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lafaw are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Lafaw earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.06% more than the national average, earning $43,175 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laffaw919/
Lafaf8055/
Lafab802/
Lafow801/
Lafav800/
Lafowe736/
Lohfaw732/
Lafova732/
Lafafe731/
Lafeaf731/
Lafof6073/
Lafov6010/
Lefaf605/
Lafob603/
Lefav600/
Laphav5537/
Layfov556/
Lotfaf552/
Lafouf551/
Lafofe551/
Lafoff551/
Latfov551/
Lofafe551/
Laphow550/
Lafoffe504/
Laphaiv504/
Laufofe501/
Laffoff501/
Lefeauf500/

Lafaw Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lafaw in the Arabic language
لافوlafw-

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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 Lafaw
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