Lafeev Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Uzbekistan

Lafeev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lafeev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Lafeev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lafeev (Russian: Лафеев) is held by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafeev? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lafeev is the 8,968,613th most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Lafeev reside; 75 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 75 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Russia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 48,041,019. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Moscow, where 67 percent live and Republic of Karelia, where 33 percent live. Apart from Russia this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Uzbekistan, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lafev916/
Lafeef8389/
Lafaev8340/
Lifeev832/
Lefeev831/
Lafeva831/
Lofeev831/
Latfeef771/
Lefev7316/
Lafov7310/
Lafew733/
Lafef731/
Lafav730/
Lafeuffe711/
Lafife6732/
Lofefe6721/
Lafief6714/
Layfov676/
Laffew674/
Lefaev673/
Lafeaf671/
Lofiev671/
Lefeew671/
Lafhew670/

Lafeev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lafeev in the Russian language
Лафеевlafeev-

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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 Lafeev
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