Laferiere Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Haiti

Laferiere Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laferiere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Haiti51:2,136,78115,037
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Laferiere Last Name Facts

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

Laferiere occurs most in Canada. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Laferiere? popularity and diffusion

The surname Laferiere is the 3,373,373rd most frequently occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Laferiere live; 79 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Gallo-North America.

The last name Laferiere is most frequent in Canada, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 2,302,849. In Canada Laferiere is most frequent in: Quebec, where 88 percent live and Ontario, where 13 percent live. Barring Canada Laferiere occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent live and Haiti, where 15 percent live.

Laferiere Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Laferiere has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Laferiere last name increased 122 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Laferiere Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Laferiere surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

The amount Laferiere earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.48% less than the national average, earning $40,003 CAD per year.

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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 Laferiere
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