Lafette Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Lafette Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lafette Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Lafette (11) may also be a first name.

Lafette Last Name Facts

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

Lafette occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Lafette.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafette? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Lafette live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used given name throughout the world, held by 11 people.

Lafette is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States Lafette is mostly concentrated in: Florida, where 14 percent live, Louisiana, where 14 percent live and Michigan, where 14 percent live. Besides The United States this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 13 percent live.

Lafette Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lafette has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lafette surname declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lafette Last Name Statistics demography

Lafette earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.63% less than the national average, earning $27,775 USD 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
  • 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 Lafette
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