Laffely Surname

978,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Laffely Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laffely Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1561:52,6476,881
United States671:5,409,835270,257
France411:1,620,066149,911
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Laffely Last Name Facts

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

The surname Laffely is carried by more people in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Laffely? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 978,274th most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,604,341 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Laffely are found; 75 percent are found in Western Europe and 74 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Laffely is most frequently used in Switzerland, where it is borne by 156 people, or 1 in 52,647. In Switzerland it is most common in: Canton of Vaud, where 94 percent reside, Republic and Canton of Geneva, where 3 percent reside and Canton of Fribourg, where 1 percent reside. Not including Switzerland this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent reside and France, where 16 percent reside.

Laffely Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Laffely has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Laffely surname increased 1,340 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Laffely Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Laffely last name are 14.95% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 68.18% registered to vote for the party.

Laffely earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.64% more than the national average, earning $45,151 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lafeley860/
Laffoley80331/
Laffilay80189/
Laffolay806/
Laffalay805/
Laffaley801/
Leafeley800/
Lafesley800/
Lafela773/
Lafoly771/
Laffolley751/
Lafaele71735/
Lafalay71116/
Lafoley7174/
Lafilay7150/
Laffile7130/
Lafolly7121/
Laffali718/
Lafaley717/
Laffilé712/
Lafaeli712/
Lafiela711/
Laffolé711/
Laffoli711/
Laffole711/
Lafelie711/
Lefeily711/
Lafeler710/
Laffilez6758/
Löffeler6718/
Lafolley6711/
Lafallay678/
Laffilhe676/
Laffalle674/
Lefheely673/
Lafalley672/
Lafhaily672/
Lafeille672/
Lafailay671/
Layfalay671/
Leafeale671/
Laffolle670/

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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 Laffely
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