Laffen Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Laffen Surname Definition:

Matheson, in his ‘Varieties and Synonymes of Surnames in Ire­land’ (p. 47), brackets these names with Lapkin, Lapin, Lappin: v. Lappin.

Laffen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1301:2,788,146165,890
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Laffen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Matheson, in his ‘Varieties and Synonymes of Surnames in Ire­land’ (p. 47), brackets these names with Lapkin, Lapin, Lappin: v. Lappin.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Laffen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Laffen (Russian: Лаффен) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Laffen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,544,715th most widespread last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Laffen live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 130 people, or 1 in 2,788,146. In The United States Laffen is most frequent in: Minnesota, where 40 percent are found, California, where 20 percent are found and North Dakota, where 15 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 1 percent are found and Laos, where 1 percent are found.

Laffen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Laffen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Laffen last name grew 1,625 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 60 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Laffen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Laffen last name are 16.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 69.57% registered with the party.

Laffen earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.11% more than the national average, earning $45,356 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laffien9239/
Laffend9211/
Lauffen922/
Laffent921/
Laeffen920/
Lafen91184/
Laffin833,626/
Laufen83121/
Lafeen8384/
Leffen8362/
Lahfen8358/
Laifen8311/
Lafehn8310/
Loffen834/
Laffyn832/
Löffen831/
Lafent831/
Lafien831/
Leafen830/
Lafend830/
Loeffen771,791/
Leuffen77192/
Looffen7715/
Laifeng7710/
Lafendt777/
Lauffin776/
Laffing771/
Lawfenc771/
Leaffin770/
Lafin73364/
Lofen73135/
Lefen7333/
Lafyn735/
Lafne731/
Lafhn731/
Loffn731/
Lafnn730/
Leafgeen711/
Leufen67399/
Lafina67336/
Leffin67186/
Laphen67113/
Lahfin6722/
Leefen6716/
Loefen6713/
Loffin6711/
Laffim6710/
Lofent679/
Lofehn676/
Latfem674/
Lafing674/
Leifen673/
Lofeng672/
Lavfne671/
Lyofen671/
Layfin671/
Loufen671/
Lofend671/
Lafink670/
Lafind670/
Laufin670/
Lafinn670/

Laffen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Laffen in the Russian language
Лаффенlaffen-

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