Laffir Surname

443,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 770 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Laffir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laffir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka7311:28,4663,639
Qatar161:147,37516,023
United States111:32,950,812797,015
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England31:18,572,686338,250
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Laffir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Laffir is carried by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Laffir click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Laffir? popularity and diffusion

It is the 443,594th most frequent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 9,464,345 people. Laffir occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Laffir reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 95 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The surname Laffir is most commonly occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 731 people, or 1 in 28,466. Not including Sri Lanka Laffir occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Laffir Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Laffir has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Laffir surname expanded 367 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laffier924/
Laffitr921/
Laffire920/
Lafir913,629/
Laffaire86343/
Laffer83672/
Lafeir83107/
Lafair8353/
Lasfir839/
Laafir834/
Lafire832/
Lafier832/
Laffre832/
Lafhir831/
Lafoir830/
Lauffer773,571/
Lafaire77289/
Lahfair77270/
Laffere77168/
Laffert77130/
Leaffer7762/
Lawffer7724/
Laffeur773/
Leffier773/
Laeffer772/
Laffeer772/
Lafoire771/
Lafuire770/
Leffeir770/
Laufier770/
Lafer733,688/
Lafre736/
Lefir731/
Lafferre71229/
Laffertt7112/
Loeffier713/
Lauffeer711/
Lauffert711/
Lafferth710/
Laufhire710/
Laufer6714,617/
Lafeer671,877/
Lasfer671,674/
Leffer67476/
Loffer67463/
Lafere67252/
Laifer67248/
Laafer67240/
Lafeur67214/
Lawfer67129/
Lafear6786/
Leafer6769/
Lafert6769/
Lafehr6765/
Loffre6755/
Layfer6745/
Laferr6737/
Lefier6733/
Lafère6731/
Löffer6710/
Laphir6710/
Laefer679/
Lajfer675/
Lefeir674/
Loufir671/
Lofier671/
Léffer671/
Lahfer671/
Lhofir671/
Laferz671/
Lafher671/
Lefair671/
Lhafer670/
Laferd670/
Lefoir670/

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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 Laffir
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