Lafene Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Lafene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lafene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
England21:27,859,030389,889
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Lafene (11) may also be a first name.

Lafene Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lafene is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Lafene.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafene? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lafene is the 2,506,728th most common surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname Lafene occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Lafene reside; 46 percent reside in West Africa and 46 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 11 people.

The surname Lafene is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 6,560,843. In Nigeria Lafene is most prevalent in: Niger, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Brazil, where 22 percent are found.

Lafene Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lafene has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lafene surname expanded 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lafene Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lafene surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Lafene earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.4% less than the national average, earning $28,738 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lafener922/
Lafaene921/
Lafegne921/
Lafeane921/
Lafenie920/
Lafeneth861/
Lafine83456/
Lafone83235/
Lafane83121/
Lafean83105/
Lafena8354/
Lafein834/
Lefene833/
Lafeni831/
Lauffener801/
Laffeigne801/
Hlafane7746/
Lafiner7712/
Laffeni775/
Laffane773/
Laffine773/
Lefeane772/
Lafinet772/
Lofenge771/
Lofaene771/
Lafayne771/
Lafuine771/
Lafaine771/
Lafyone771/
Laffone771/
Laffeny771/
Lafione771/
Laffinet712/
Leafgeen711/
Lohfener710/
Loufeane710/
Lefine67122/
Lofena6778/
Lofeni6749/
Lefone6726/
Lofone6724/
Lefane679/
Lofane677/
Lofgen673/
Lafain673/
Lafini672/
Lôfgen671/
Lefyne671/
Lofein670/

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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 Lafene
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