Lafer Surname

123,736th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,688 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Austria

Lafer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lafer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria2,4201:15,9632,888
Austria5501:15,4832,298
United States2611:1,388,73296,054
Yemen1901:139,0807,187
Brazil741:2,892,89685,224
Russia431:3,351,699174,427
France431:1,544,714145,815
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Ukraine101:4,552,270216,874
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
England21:27,859,030389,889
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Lafer (64) may also be a first name.

Lafer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lafer (Arabic: لافير, Russian: Лафер) occurs more in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 123,736th most commonly held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,976,016 people. The last name Lafer is primarily found in Africa, where 66 percent of Lafer live; 66 percent live in North Africa and 66 percent live in Mahgreb. Lafer is also the 1,223,525th most numerous given name on earth. It is borne by 64 people.

The surname Lafer is most commonly used in Algeria, where it is held by 2,420 people, or 1 in 15,963. In Algeria it is most common in: Boumerdès Province, where 53 percent are found, Algiers Province, where 21 percent are found and Tissemsilt Province, where 12 percent are found. Beside Algeria this surname exists in 30 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Lafer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lafer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lafer surname increased 1,004 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lafer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lafer last name are 1.23% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52% registered with the political party.

The amount Lafer earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 19.05% more than the national average, earning $51,367 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.56% less than the national average, earning $29,036 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laufer9114,617/
Lafeer911,877/
Lasfer911,674/
Laffer91672/
Lafere91252/
Laifer91248/
Laafer91240/
Lafeur91214/
Lawfer91129/
Lafeir91107/
Lafear9186/
Leafer9169/
Lafert9169/
Lafehr9165/
Layfer9145/
Laferr9137/
Laefer919/
Lajfer915/
Lafier912/
Laferz911/
Lafher911/
Lahfer911/
Laferd910/
Lhafer910/
Lafe89482/
Lauffer833,571/
Laffere83168/
Laufert83154/
Laffert83130/
Leaffer8362/
Lyaufer8336/
Lafertt8332/
Lawffer8324/
Laifert8321/
Laferre8315/
Lyayfer8315/
Lajfert838/
Laffier834/
Lyaifer834/
Layfert833/
Laffeur833/
Laffeer832/
Laeffer832/
Lassfer832/
Lhafeer831/
Leaferd831/
Leaufer831/
Lapfert831/
Laufere831/
Laufear830/
Laufier830/
Laupfer830/
Lawferd830/
Laufher830/
Lauferd830/
Lapferd830/
Lawfert830/
Lafet80127,378/
Lafir803,629/
Lefer801,098/
Leafe80778/
Lafee80360/
Lhafe80236/
Laufe8093/
Laffe8091/
Lafey8081/
Lafea8041/
Lafeu8033/
Lofer8030/
Lafie8027/
Laife809/
Lafre806/
Lafée805/
Latfe803/
Laafe802/
Lafes801/
Lófer801/
Lafeh801/
Lafez801/
Lafferre77229/
Laferova7747/
Laffertt7712/
Leafeare777/
Lasferre771/
Lauffeer771/
Lauffert771/
Laferová771/
Lafferth770/
Laufhear770/
Laffey733,348/
Leifer733,173/
Laffir73770/
Leffer73476/
Loffer73463/
Leyfer73337/
Laffet73126/
Laffez73115/
Leufer73102/
Lefear7394/
Laffee7369/
Lafeet7355/
Lafair7353/
Laffie7349/
Llafet7347/
Leafey7344/
Loofer7342/
Leefer7340/
Loefer7336/
Lefier7333/
Lafère7331/
Lehfer7328/
Loyfer7327/
Latfee7327/
Lefeur7325/
Loifer7321/
Loufer7319/
Laffea7315/
Lafeae7312/
Löffer7310/
Lasfir739/
Laffei737/
Lafhej737/
Löpfer735/
Lefher734/
Lefeir734/
Laafir734/
Lapher732/
Laffre732/
Lefeer732/
Leferr732/
Leaffe732/
Lafeez732/
Lafire732/
Lafeat731/
Lefehr731/
Lofere731/
Laufey731/
Leafea731/
Léffer731/
Lafesh731/
Lofier731/
Lojfer731/
Laufed731/
Laufet731/
Laufie731/
Lahfeh731/
Lafeeh731/
Lafest731/
Lafeuh731/
Laffée731/
Lafhir731/
Lhafed731/
Laafie731/
Laaffe730/
Lafett730/
Hlefer730/
Lafoir730/
Lafoey730/
Lauferová7139/
Laiferova713/
Laiferová713/
Lauferova712/
Layferova711/
Lafi6715,368/
Leifert67973/
Lafy67893/
Lafa67703/
Lafaire67289/
Lofe67278/
Löffert67277/
Lahfair67270/
Leiffer67191/
Loffert67111/
Liafeez6765/
Lohfert6752/
Leyfert6748/
Loeffer6743/
Leuffer6721/
Leyffer6715/
Louffer6714/
Lauffet6712/
Läffert6711/
Lahaver6710/
Liafees676/
Loifert675/
Leapher674/
Laphier673/
Leffier673/
Lafá673/
Laffeas672/
Lafj672/
Loepfer671/
Lafeath671/
Laffitr671/
Laphere671/
Leiferd671/
Lawfees671/
Leafeez671/
Lafé671/
Hlafeez671/
Laufferova671/
Laufferová671/
Laffesh671/
Lafoire671/
Lhoefer671/
Laphetr671/
Leeffer671/
Laffire670/
Laupher670/
Laffett670/
Layfett670/
Leffeir670/
Lawpher670/
Lafeyth670/
Lafuire670/
Loefier670/
Leyferd670/
Lafeast670/

Lafer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lafer in the Russian language
Лаферlafer-
Lafer in the Arabic language
لافيرlafyr-
افيرafyr-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lafer
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