Lafere Surname

1,009,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Lafere Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lafere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1271:90,52514,046
France761:873,983102,402
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Lafère (31) & Lafèré (1) are calculated separately.

Lafere Last Name Facts

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

Lafere is found in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Lafère or Lafèré. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafere? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lafere is the 1,009,375th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,918,833 people. Lafere occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Lafere are found; 87 percent are found in Western Europe and 56 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Lafere is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is borne by 127 people, or 1 in 90,525. In Belgium Lafere is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 98 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 2 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 1 percent reside. Beside Belgium this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also found in France, where 30 percent reside and Germany, where 6 percent reside.

Lafere Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lafere has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lafere surname decreased 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lafère9431/
Laffere92168/
Laferre9215/
Laferez923/
Laferer921/
Laufere921/
Laferge921/
Laferet920/
Lafetre920/
Lafer913,688/
Lafre916/
Lafèré891/
Lafferre86229/
Laferrer8610/
Leafeare867/
Lafferey863/
Laferrie862/
Lasferre861/
Laferret861/
Laferrea861/
Laferest860/
Lafferie860/
Lafergey860/
Laufer8314,617/
Lafeer831,877/
Lasfer831,674/
Lefere83723/
Laffer83672/
Lafore83541/
Laifer83248/
Lafare83247/
Laafer83240/
Lafeur83214/
Lafera83151/
Lawfer83129/
Lafeir83107/
Lafear8386/
Leafer8369/
Lafert8369/
Lafehr8365/
Laferi8359/
Layfer8345/
Laferr8337/
Lafery8337/
Lajfer835/
Lafrej834/
Laffre832/
Lafier832/
Lafire832/
Laferz831/
Lafher831/
Lofere831/
Lahfer831/
Laferd830/
Lhafer830/
Lauffer773,571/
Loferer77600/
Lafaire77289/
Laffore77215/
Laufert77154/
Laffert77130/
Lafarre7775/
Laferry7771/
Leaffer7762/
Lefeure7759/
Laffery7756/
Lafiore7748/
Laforey7736/
Lyaufer7736/
Lafertt7732/
Lawffer7724/
Laifert7721/
Laffera7716/
Lyayfer7715/
Laffare7711/
Leferre7710/
Lajfert778/
Laffier774/
Lyaifer774/
Laferra773/
Layfert773/
Laffeur773/
Laffeer772/
Lefeyre772/
Lassfer772/
Lefeire771/
Lhafeer771/
Laefery771/
Lafeera771/
Lafeira771/
Lafeyri771/
Laphere771/
Leaferd771/
Lefeare771/
Laferid771/
Loferez771/
Leaufer771/
Lapfert771/
Lafarey771/
Laferré771/
Lafoire771/
Laforre771/
Laafare771/
Laffire770/
Leferey770/
Laufear770/
Laforee770/
Laufier770/
Leffere770/
Lafaree770/
Laupfer770/
Lawferd770/
Laufher770/
Lauferd770/
Lafuire770/
Laufare770/
Lapferd770/
Leafare770/
Lawfert770/
Lafir733,629/
Lofer7330/
Lofre7330/
Lófer731/
Laffaire71343/
Laffarre7178/
Laferova7147/
Lafferry7143/
Laffertt7112/
Lafarree718/
Laifirer716/
Laffetry714/
Lauffeer711/
Le'feure711/
Lauffert711/
Laferová711/
Lawphere710/
Lauphere710/
Lafferth710/
Laufhear710/
Laufhire710/
Lefferre710/
Leifer673,173/
Laffir67770/
Loffer67463/
Lafary67414/
Leyfer67337/
Lefore67328/
Leufer67102/
Loffre6755/
Lafair6753/
Loofer6742/
Lauferová6739/
Lafari6731/
Lafori6730/
Loyfer6727/
Loifer6721/
Loufer6719/
Lofare6716/
Lafory6715/
Lofore6712/
Lefère6711/
Lasfir679/
Lafira679/
Lafiri678/
Lefire675/
Laforé674/
Lafairess674/
Lofera674/
Laafir674/
Laiferova673/
Leferi673/
Lefare673/
Laiferová673/
Lapher672/
Lefére672/
Lauferova672/
Llofre672/
Layferova671/
Lofier671/
Lojfer671/
Lafhir671/
Laforè671/
Lofery670/
Lefery670/
Lafoir670/

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