Lafek Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Lafek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lafek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia1021:104,25017,216
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lafek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lafek is borne by more people in Czechia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,518,885th most common family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 53,193,766 people. The surname Lafek occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Lafek live; 75 percent live in Eastern Europe and 75 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in Czechia, where it is held by 102 people, or 1 in 104,250. In Czechia it is primarily found in: Central Bohemian Region, where 49 percent reside, Prague, where 22 percent reside and Ústí nad Labem Region, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Czechia this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 22 percent reside and Benin, where 1 percent reside.

Lafek Last Name Statistics demography

Lafek earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 4.44% more than the national average, earning $51,889 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laufek9114/
Lasfek914/
Lefek80332/
Lofek80199/
Lafex8090/
Lafik8016/
Loufek73159/
Laufik7375/
Leffek7364/
Löffek7324/
Lofeke7321/
Laufík7318/
Lafeac735/
Loffek732/
Laffex732/
Laifik731/
Laifex731/
Lawfik731/
Lyafik731/
Layfik731/
Leffeck6730/
Laffick6712/
Löffeck677/
Lafkova674/
Loeffek671/
Lafiske671/

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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 Lafek
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