Laffin Surname

125,520th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,626 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Laffin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laffin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0961:330,71129,973
Canada6561:56,1676,639
France6321:105,09915,535
Nigeria3061:578,89827,971
Australia2671:101,10711,415
Brazil2221:964,29934,285
Germany1611:500,03442,738
England1331:418,93328,433
Northern Ireland1051:17,5722,254
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Wales51:618,90625,852
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland701:63,2844,864
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England491:497,45727,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1751:286,96422,992

Laffin (20) may also be a first name.

Laffin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Laffin is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Laffin? popularity and diffusion

Laffin is the 125,520th most frequently held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,009,803 people. The last name Laffin occurs mostly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Laffin live; 47 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Anglo-North America. Laffin is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent given name at a global level, borne by 20 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,096 people, or 1 in 330,711. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 18 percent are found, Wisconsin, where 14 percent are found and California, where 11 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 24 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 18 percent are found and France, where 17 percent are found.

Laffin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Laffin has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 626 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 271 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Laffin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (84%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Laffin last name are 1.81% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.04% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Laffin earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 11.06% more than the national average, earning $47,920 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.29% less than the national average, earning $41,592 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laffien9239/
Lauffin926/
Laffing921/
Leaffin920/
Lafin91364/
Lafina83336/
Leffin83186/
Laffen83134/
Lahfin8322/
Loffin8311/
Laffim8310/
Lafing834/
Laffyn832/
Lafien831/
Layfin831/
Lafind830/
Lafink830/
Laufin830/
Lafinn830/
Loffing7776/
Laufing7739/
Loffink7732/
Loffina7718/
Laffend7711/
Lauffen772/
Laffent771/
Louffin771/
Lyafina771/
Laeffen770/
Lefin731,072/
Lafen73184/
Lofin7352/
Lafim7342/
Lafyn735/
Lafne731/
Lafhn731/
Loffn731/
Lafnn730/
Lafinova711/
Lofink67788/
Lofing67513/
Laufen67121/
Lafeen6784/
Leffen6762/
Laphin6759/
Lahfen6758/
Lofina6724/
Laifen6711/
Lafehn6710/
Loffen674/
Lavfne671/
Lohfin671/
Löffen671/
Löfink671/
Lafent671/
Leafen670/
Lafend670/
Loffim670/

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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 Laffin
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