Lafetá Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Lafetá Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lafetá Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil381:5,633,535140,199
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Lafeta (629) are calculated separately.

Lafetá Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lafetá occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Lafeta. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafetá? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,141,416th most frequently used family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Lafetá reside; 97 percent reside in South America and 97 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The last name Lafetá is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 5,633,535. In Brazil Lafetá is most prevalent in: Minas Gerais, where 79 percent are found, Federal District, where 8 percent are found and São Paulo, where 8 percent are found. Beside Brazil Lafetá occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lafeta94629/
Lafete8322/
Lafeto832/
Lafety830/
Lasfeto77854/
Laffeta7728/
Laffety7726/
Lafetaj7716/
Lafette778/
Lafesta773/
Laffete772/
Lafeter771/
Lafiete771/
Lafeste771/
Lafetta770/
Lafiette7132/
Laffette7121/
Laffeter7121/
Laffetas7119/
Laisfeto719/
Laffeaty717/
Lasfetto713/
Layfette712/
Lafeitte711/
Lafeytte711/
Lafetter710/
Laffetty710/
Lafeette710/
Lafata671,890/
Lafita671,047/
Lofete67757/
Lafite67708/
Lefeta67487/
L'Affeter6796/
Lofeta6762/
Lafota6735/
Laffiette6719/
Lafiti679/
Lafeytaud675/
Lafity675/
Lofeto675/
Laffetter672/
Laffether671/
Laffeitte671/
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 Lafetá
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