Lafeta Surname

518,137th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 629 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Lafeta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lafeta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil4721:453,54717,201
Ukraine1371:332,28241,630
Albania81:364,25716,885
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

The alternate forms: Lafetá (39) are calculated separately.

Lafeta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lafeta is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Lafetá. For other potential spellings of Lafeta click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafeta? popularity and diffusion

It is the 518,137th most frequently held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 11,585,924 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Lafeta are found; 75 percent are found in South America and 75 percent are found in Luso-South America.

This surname is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is borne by 472 people, or 1 in 453,547. In Brazil Lafeta is primarily found in: Minas Gerais, where 89 percent are found, Federal District, where 3 percent are found and São Paulo, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Brazil this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 22 percent are found and Albania, where 1 percent are found.

Lafeta Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Lafeta last name is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lafetá9439/
Laffeta9228/
Lafetaj9216/
Lafesta923/
Lafetta920/
Laffetas8619/
Lafata831,890/
Lafita831,047/
Lefeta83487/
Lofeta8362/
Lafota8335/
Lafete8322/
Lafeto832/
Lafety830/
Lafeytaud805/
Laffita773,453/
Lasfeto77854/
Lafitau77177/
Laffety7726/
Lafette778/
Lafitta777/
Lafitah774/
Lafataa774/
Lafista774/
Lafatta773/
Laffete772/
Lafeste771/
Laufata771/
Lafatah771/
Lafeter771/
Laffata771/
Lafiete771/
Laafata771/
Lafiteau71135/
Laffitau7170/
Lafittau7153/
Lafiette7132/
Laffette7121/
Laffeter7121/
Laisfeto719/
Laffeaty717/
Laffitta714/
Laphetha714/
Laifatta713/
Lasfetto713/
Layfette712/
Lafittea711/
Lafeytte711/
Lafeitte711/
Laffitas711/
Lafeette710/
Laffetty710/
Lafetter710/
Lofete67757/
Lafite67708/
Lefata67530/
Lofota67198/
Lofita67112/
L'Affeter6796/
Laffiteau6783/
Lefita6730/
Lofata6721/
Laffiette6719/
Lafiti679/
Lafitteau677/
Lofeto675/
Lafity675/
Laffittau672/
Laffetter672/
Laffeitte671/
Laffether671/
Laffottha670/
Layffette670/

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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 Lafeta
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