Laffey Surname

134,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Laffey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laffey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0331:178,28817,855
England4711:118,29712,035
Australia3351:80,5849,375
Ireland2991:15,7491,761
New Zealand791:57,3219,018
Canada571:646,41452,764
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Wales61:515,75523,171
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2881:15,3811,950
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England921:264,95018,810
Scotland191:197,0117,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2441:205,81417,803

Laffey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Laffey is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Laffey? popularity and diffusion

The surname Laffey is the 134,462nd most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,176,686 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Laffey live; 62 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 2,033 people, or 1 in 178,288. In The United States Laffey is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 13 percent live, New York, where 10 percent live and New Jersey, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States Laffey is found in 21 countries. It is also common in England, where 14 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.

Laffey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Laffey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Laffey surname increased 833 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 512 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 104 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Laffey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Laffey last name are 4.58% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.35% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Laffey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 87.01% more than the national average, earning R 444,408 per year; in United States they earn 12.65% more than the national average, earning $48,606 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.86% more than the national average, earning $63,028 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laffy91276/
Laffe9191/
Lafey9181/
Laffay831,099/
Laffer83672/
Liffey83153/
Laffet83126/
Laffez83115/
Laffee8369/
Laffue8351/
Laffie8349/
Leafey8344/
Laffea8315/
Laffei837/
Laffoy834/
Loffey833/
Leffey833/
Leaffe832/
Laffae831/
Laufey831/
Lafeya831/
Lafeye831/
Laffée831/
Laaffe830/
Lafoey830/
Lafy80893/
Lafe80482/
Laffeyett800/
Lauffer773,571/
Laffaye77160/
Leaffer7762/
Lawffer7724/
Lauffet7712/
Laffaje778/
Laffeer772/
Laffeas772/
Laffaya772/
Leffhey771/
Lafeyoe771/
Layafey771/
Laffayo771/
Laffesh771/
Layoffe771/
Laffett770/
Lafeyth770/
Laffeus770/
Lafet73127,378/
Lafer733,688/
Lafay732,629/
Laffi731,152/
Lafoy731,129/
Leafe73778/
Lafoe73563/
Lafee73360/
Lhafe73236/
Lofey73146/
Leffe73139/
Lyafy73136/
Lafue73106/
Laufe7393/
Leafy7378/
Laffa7375/
Loffe7371/
Lafea7341/
Leffy7337/
Loffy7336/
Lafeu7333/
Lefey7331/
Lafie7327/
Latfy7322/
Lafae7311/
Laife739/
Liffe736/
Lafée735/
Lifey734/
Latfe733/
Laafe732/
Lafye732/
Lafes731/
Lajfy731/
Lafeh731/
Lafez731/
Laffé731/
Laefe731/
Lafyi731/
Laffeach71176/
Laueffer7128/
Lauffeer711/
Laffayas711/
Laffayet711/
Laffaiet711/
Leeaffer710/
Laffeitz710/
Laufer6714,617/
Lafeer671,877/
Lasfer671,674/
Lafaye67978/
Lotfey67786/
Lafiya67511/
Loffer67463/
Loffet67278/
Laifer67248/
Laafer67240/
Lawfer67129/
Leafer6769/
Lafehr6765/
Lafeet6755/
Llafet6747/
Layfer6745/
Laifoy6743/
Laferr6737/
Lafayo6731/
Loffay6728/
Lafoue6727/
Latfee6727/
Lofeyi6721/
Lueffe6719/
Lafoya6718/
Loffeu6717/
Liaffa6716/
Leffei6715/
Laffou6714/
Laffayett6713/
Lafeae6712/
L'Affeach6710/
Lauffi6710/
Lotffe678/
Latffi678/
Lafoye677/
Lafaya677/
Lafhej677/
Leifey676/
Laiffa676/
Lafowe676/
Laffit675/
Lafaie675/
Lajfer675/
Lafuie675/
Lafaue674/
Lautfy674/
Laffas674/
Loffee674/
Laffah673/
Lafych673/
Lliffe672/
Leffie672/
Lafoie672/
Louffe672/
Lafeez672/
Lafayt672/
Lehafe672/
Laffai672/
Laiffi672/
Leffeu672/
Loffie671/
Lafeat671/
Lafeui671/
Laffui671/
Lafher671/
Lafoje671/
Leafea671/
Hliffe671/
Laufay671/
Laffat671/
Lafesh671/
Lofeya671/
Lofiey671/
Laufed671/
Laufet671/
Laufie671/
Lahfeh671/
Lafeeh671/
Lafest671/
Lafeuh671/
Lafoiy671/
Lieffe671/
Lhafed671/
Lafiye671/
Lotffy671/
Laafie671/
Leiffe671/
Loofey670/
Loffoe670/
Liffee670/
Lafett670/
Lipfey670/
Laffau670/
Lhafer670/
Lafhoy670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Laffey
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