Laferrière Surname
Approximately 142 people bear this surname
Laferrière Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 120 | 1:307,047 | 28,331 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Laferriere (4,903) are calculated separately.
Laferrière Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Laferrière Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Laferrière is found most in Canada. It can also appear in the variant forms: Laferriere. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Laferrière? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,484,726th most commonly held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 51,320,746 people. Laferrière occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Laferrière live; 85 percent live in North America and 78 percent live in Gallo-North America.
It is most prevalent in Canada, where it is carried by 120 people, or 1 in 307,047. In Canada it is mostly concentrated in: Quebec, where 93 percent live, Ontario, where 6 percent live and Alberta, where 1 percent live. Excluding Canada Laferrière occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 8 percent live and France, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laferriere | 97 | 4,903 | / |
| Lafferrière | 95 | 2 | / |
| Lafferriere | 86 | 226 | / |
| Laferrierre | 86 | 3 | / |
| Laferrierez | 86 | 1 | / |
| Laferiere | 84 | 34 | / |
| Laferrier | 84 | 33 | / |
| Lafferiere | 80 | 19 | / |
| Laferierre | 80 | 2 | / |
| Laferriera | 80 | 1 | / |
| Laferrieri | 80 | 1 | / |
| D'Lafferrier | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laferier | 67 | 19 | / |
| Lafiriere | 63 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Laferrière
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