Lafe Surname

633,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 482 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Lafe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lafe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1001:3,624,589201,936
Papua New Guinea931:87,67411,644
Nigeria641:2,767,85688,308
Venezuela391:774,46412,743
Cameroon321:649,03348,340
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Ivory Coast111:2,097,38537,425
Niger101:1,919,20237,248
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
Albania81:364,25716,885
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
England41:13,929,515290,718
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
France31:22,140,907385,998
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

The alternate forms: Lafé (1) are calculated separately.

Lafe (1,295) may also be a first name.

Lafe Last Name Facts

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

Lafe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻻﻓﻪ, Russian: Лафе) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Lafé. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 633,196th most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,119,390 people. Lafe occurs mostly in The Americas, where 32 percent of Lafe reside; 21 percent reside in North America and 21 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Lafe is also the 218,771st most frequently occurring given name worldwide It is held by 1,295 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 3,624,589. In The United States it is most numerous in: Florida, where 34 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 11 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 31 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent reside and Nigeria, where 13 percent reside.

Lafe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lafe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lafe surname rose 625 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lafe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lafe are 15.19% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 68.42% being registered to vote for the political party.

Lafe earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.19% less than the national average, earning $35,730 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lafé921/
Lafet89127,378/
Lafer893,688/
Leafe89778/
Lafee89360/
Lhafe89236/
Laufe8993/
Laffe8991/
Lafey8981/
Lafea8941/
Lafeu8933/
Lafie8927/
Laife899/
Lafée895/
Latfe893/
Laafe892/
Lafes891/
Lafeh891/
Lafez891/
Laefe891/
Laf86842/
Laufer8014,617/
Laffey803,348/
Lafeer801,877/
Lasfer801,674/
Laffer80672/
Laifer80248/
Laafer80240/
Lawfer80129/
Laffet80126/
Laffez80115/
Leafer8069/
Laffee8069/
Lafehr8065/
Lafeet8055/
Laffie8049/
Llafet8047/
Layfer8045/
Leafey8044/
Laferr8037/
Latfee8027/
Laffea8015/
Lafeae8012/
Laffei807/
Lafhej807/
Lajfer805/
Leaffe802/
Lafeez802/
Lehafe802/
Lafeat801/
Lafher801/
Laufey801/
Leafea801/
Lafesh801/
Laufed801/
Laufet801/
Laufie801/
Lahfeh801/
Lafeeh801/
Lafest801/
Lafeuh801/
Laffée801/
Lhafed801/
Laafie801/
Laaffe800/
Lafett800/
Lhafer800/
Lafoey800/
Lafi7515,368/
Leaf756,194/
Lauf752,203/
Life75953/
Lafy75893/
Lafa75703/
Layf75574/
Laff75562/
Lefe75346/
Latf75329/
Lofe75278/
Laif75226/
Laaf75175/
Lyaf75140/
Laft7534/
Lhaf7531/
Lawf755/
Lafs754/
Lapf753/
Lafá753/
Lazf753/
Lafh752/
Lasf752/
Lajf752/
Lafj752/
Ladf751/
Liaf751/
Lahf751/
Lafp751/
Lafz751/
Lauffer733,571/
Liafeez7365/
Leaffer7362/
Lyaufer7336/
Lauefer7330/
Lawffer7324/
Lyayfer7315/
Lauffet7312/
Liafees736/
Lyaifer734/
Laffeer732/
Laffeas732/
Lassfer732/
Lhafeer731/
Lafeath731/
Lawfees731/
Leafeez731/
Hlafeez731/
Layafey731/
Leaufer731/
Laffesh731/
Layoffe731/
Laffett730/
Layfett730/
Lafeyth730/
Laupfer730/
Laufher730/
Lafeast730/
Laifa676,444/
Lafay672,629/
Lauff671,575/
Laufs671,229/
Laffi671,152/
Lafoy671,129/
Lotfe671,107/
Lhafi67761/
Latfi67730/
Leefe67450/
Lahaf67403/
Lafoi67336/
Löpfe67293/
Lefeu67280/
Laffy67276/
Lafis67273/
Lafai67271/
Lafit67248/
Lyafi67239/
Lashf67231/
Laufa67207/
Laffeach67176/
Laveh67166/
Lofey67146/
Laafi67142/
Lifee67140/
Leffe67139/
Lyafy67136/
Loofe67116/
Leafa6781/
Leafy6778/
Laffa6775/
Loffe6771/
Hlafa6762/
Leife6759/
Laifi6751/
Laaff6750/
Lofea6749/
Leaff6748/
Lefea6748/
Lofei6748/
Lofeu6746/
Laufi6745/
Laitf6744/
Lauft6738/
Lifei6736/
Lefey6731/
Lefee6731/
Lofer6730/
Laueffer6728/
Laafa6727/
Lofes6725/
Latfy6722/
Lepfe6717/
Latff6716/
Lafoa6714/
Lefeh6713/
Lofet6712/
Laefi6711/
Lohfe6711/
Lhafa679/
Llasf679/
Liafi678/
Lofee677/
Lafih677/
Liffe676/
Lopfe676/
Loufe675/
Lefei675/
Hlaft675/
Liaft675/
Leafi674/
Lafha674/
Lofez674/
Lifey674/
Lattf674/
Layfa674/
Lafio674/
Lahve673/
Laphe673/
Lasfi673/
Leafhead673/
Liafa673/
Lazfi673/
Lafiz673/
Lahfi673/
Lehfe672/
Lauwf672/
Lefie672/
Laïfa672/
Liefe672/
Lifea672/
Laïfi672/
Hlefe672/
Lewfe671/
Laffs671/
Lafii671/
Leafs671/
Laudf671/
Lauffeer671/
Lawff671/
Lahff671/
Laiff671/
Lawfi671/
Lafui671/
Llafi671/
Loife671/
Losfe671/
Lófer671/
Layfh671/
Leafé671/
Laufhead671/
Lajfa671/
Lajfy671/
Lafaj671/
Laffé671/
Lafid671/
Laaft671/
Lyaff671/
Lovfe671/
Lofie671/
Lgafh671/
Lafyi671/
Lathf671/
Lazft671/
Leeaffer670/
Laufheat670/
Laffeitz670/
Lafft670/
Leehafer670/
Leyfe670/
Layfeett670/
Lhofe670/

Lafe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lafe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻻﻓﻪlafh-
Lafe in the Russian language
Лафеlafe-

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Footnotes

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