Laferriere Surname
Approximately 4,903 people bear this surname
Laferriere Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2,419 | 1:15,232 | 2,240 |
| United States | 2,188 | 1:165,658 | 16,813 |
| France | 195 | 1:340,629 | 51,332 |
| Haiti | 39 | 1:273,946 | 9,218 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Argentina | 15 | 1:2,849,561 | 122,961 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 64 | 1:784,667 | 49,209 |
The alternate forms: Laferrière (142) are calculated separately.
Laferriere (10) may also be a first name.
Laferriere Demographics
Laferriere Political Affiliation
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Laferriere Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Laferriere Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Laferriere occurs more in Canada more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Laferrière. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Laferriere? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 96,900th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,486,344 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Laferriere are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 59 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 10 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Canada, where it is carried by 2,419 people, or 1 in 15,232. In Canada Laferriere is primarily concentrated in: Quebec, where 71 percent are found, Ontario, where 20 percent are found and Manitoba, where 4 percent are found. Besides Canada it is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 45 percent are found and France, where 4 percent are found.
Laferriere Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Laferriere has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Laferriere surname increased 3,419 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Laferriere Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Laferriere last name are 11.47% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64.7% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Laferriere earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.3% more than the national average, earning $45,006 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.22% less than the national average, earning $44,607 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laferrière | 97 | 142 | / |
| Laferrere | 95 | 262 | / |
| Lafferriere | 95 | 226 | / |
| Laferrire | 95 | 41 | / |
| Laferiere | 95 | 34 | / |
| Laferrier | 95 | 33 | / |
| Laferrierre | 95 | 3 | / |
| Laferrierez | 95 | 1 | / |
| Lafferrere | 90 | 99 | / |
| Lafferiere | 90 | 19 | / |
| Leferriere | 90 | 4 | / |
| Laferierre | 90 | 2 | / |
| Laferrirer | 90 | 1 | / |
| Lafarriere | 90 | 1 | / |
| Laferreire | 90 | 1 | / |
| Laferriera | 90 | 1 | / |
| Laferrieri | 90 | 1 | / |
| Laferriore | 90 | 0 | / |
| Laferier | 89 | 19 | / |
| Laferire | 89 | 11 | / |
| Laferere | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lafferrière | 86 | 2 | / |
| Lafferraire | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lafferreire | 86 | 1 | / |
| Laferrera | 84 | 178 | / |
| Laferrère | 84 | 17 | / |
| Leferrere | 84 | 1 | / |
| Laferirre | 84 | 1 | / |
| Laferrure | 84 | 0 | / |
| Lafiriere | 84 | 0 | / |
| Lafariere | 84 | 0 | / |
| D'Lafferrier | 82 | 1 | / |
| Laferrerie | 80 | 5 | / |
| Laferreira | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lafferrère | 80 | 1 | / |
| Laferera | 78 | 5 | / |
| Lafferrerie | 76 | 84 | / |
| Lafferayrie | 76 | 22 | / |
| Lafferrayre | 76 | 2 | / |
| Lafferririe | 76 | 1 | / |
| Laferrayrie | 76 | 1 | / |
| Lafferrairie | 73 | 38 | / |
| Lafferrayrie | 73 | 18 | / |
| Lafferrerrie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lafirira | 67 | 30 | / |
| Lefferrerie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laifirira | 63 | 1 | / |
| Lafferere | 63 | 1 | / |
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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 Laferriere
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