Lafayet Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Lafayet Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Lafayet (20) may also be a first name.
Lafayet Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lafayet Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lafayet (Russian: Лафайет) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lafayet? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,812,366th most frequently held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 45 percent of Lafayet live; 27 percent live in North America and 27 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 20 people.
It is most frequent in Russia, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 28,824,611. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Saint Petersburg, where 40 percent reside, Omsk Oblast, where 20 percent reside and Saratov Oblast, where 20 percent reside. Outside of Russia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 18 percent reside and Brazil, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lafayet Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lafayet in the Russian language | ||
| Лафайет | lafajet | - |
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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 Lafayet
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