Laffim Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Laffim Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Laffim Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Laffim Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Laffim occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Laffim.
How Common Is The Last Name Laffim? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Laffim reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Benue, where 80 percent are found and Cross River, where 20 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Laffim is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 30 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lafim | 91 | 42 | / |
| Laffin | 83 | 3,626 | / |
| Lafhim | 83 | 141 | / |
| Lafime | 83 | 2 | / |
| Lafaim | 83 | 1 | / |
| Loffim | 83 | 0 | / |
| Laffien | 77 | 39 | / |
| Lauffin | 77 | 6 | / |
| Laffing | 77 | 1 | / |
| Leaffin | 77 | 0 | / |
| Lafin | 73 | 364 | / |
| Lefim | 73 | 3 | / |
| Lafina | 67 | 336 | / |
| Laffen | 67 | 134 | / |
| Laphim | 67 | 98 | / |
| Lahfin | 67 | 22 | / |
| Loffin | 67 | 11 | / |
| Latfem | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lafing | 67 | 4 | / |
| Laffyn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lafeme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lotfim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlofim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lafien | 67 | 1 | / |
| Layfin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lafinn | 67 | 0 | / |
| Laufin | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lafind | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lafink | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Laffim
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