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 surname Laferrière is found most in Canada. It can also appear as: Laferriere. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Laferrière? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,484,726th most frequently used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 51,320,746 people. Laferrière is predominantly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Laferrière reside; 85 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Gallo-North America.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Canada, where it is carried by 120 people, or 1 in 307,047. In Canada Laferrière is most prevalent in: Quebec, where 93 percent are found, Ontario, where 6 percent are found and Alberta, where 1 percent are found. Not including Canada this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 8 percent are found and France, where 5 percent are found.
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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