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 last name Lafene is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafene? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,506,728th most widespread surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Lafene live; 46 percent live in West Africa and 46 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lafene is also the 3,487,849th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 11 people.

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

Lafene Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lafene has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lafene last name grew 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 with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the 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
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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 Lafene
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