Laffey Surname
Approximately 3,348 people bear this surname
Laffey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,033 | 1:178,288 | 17,855 |
| England | 471 | 1:118,297 | 12,035 |
| Australia | 335 | 1:80,584 | 9,375 |
| Ireland | 299 | 1:15,749 | 1,761 |
| New Zealand | 79 | 1:57,321 | 9,018 |
| Canada | 57 | 1:646,414 | 52,764 |
| South Africa | 25 | 1:2,167,108 | 94,352 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:281,780 | 13,396 |
| Northern Ireland | 9 | 1:205,004 | 9,958 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 288 | 1:15,381 | 1,950 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 92 | 1:264,950 | 18,810 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:197,011 | 7,414 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 244 | 1:205,814 | 17,803 |
Laffey Demographics
Average Male Laffey Height
176.74 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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.
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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 Laffey
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