Lafaya Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Lafaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Lafaya (34) may also be a first name.
Lafaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lafaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lafaya is found most frequently in Argentina. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lafaya? popularity and diffusion
Lafaya is the 7,117,718th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Lafaya is predominantly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Lafaya reside; 57 percent reside in West Africa and 29 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most widespread forename throughout the world, held by 34 people.
The surname Lafaya is most widely held in Argentina, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 42,743,414. In Argentina it is most numerous in: Buenos Aires Province, where 100 percent are found. Other than Argentina this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 14 percent are found and Cameroon, where 14 percent are found.
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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 Lafaya
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