Laffitte Surname

80,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,057 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Laffitte Surname Definition:

(French) Dweller at a boundary stone or marker.

Laffitte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4,2251:15,7211,672
United States8381:432,52937,287
Argentina4401:97,1448,179
Spain1251:374,01620,935
Brazil1051:2,038,80364,511
Uruguay781:43,9974,984
Mexico591:2,103,83419,255
Cuba561:205,7634,314
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Israel131:658,28045,106
Paraguay121:603,0627,396
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
England81:6,964,757184,742
Ivory Coast81:2,883,90443,419
Burkina Faso51:3,670,42019,318
Panama41:978,06412,245
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
China21:683,660,78330,601
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Laffitte (13) may also be a first name.

Laffitte Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) Dweller at a boundary stone or marker.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Laffitte Last Name Facts

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

The surname Laffitte is most common in France. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Laffitte? popularity and diffusion

The surname Laffitte is the 80,418th most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,203,161 people. Laffitte occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Laffitte live; 70 percent live in Western Europe and 70 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Laffitte is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 13 people.

The last name is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 4,225 people, or 1 in 15,721. In France Laffitte is most numerous in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 36 percent are found, Occitanie, where 34 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 13 percent are found. Beside France this last name occurs in 40 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Argentina, where 7 percent are found.

Laffitte Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Laffitte has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Laffitte surname grew 2,793 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Laffitte Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Laffitte are 21.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.21% being registered with the party.

The amount Laffitte earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 13.27% less than the national average, earning $37,424 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.04% more than the national average, earning $51,195 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Laffiette9419/
Laffittee944/
Laffittie942/
Laffeitte941/
Laaffitte941/
Laffaitte940/
Lafitte938,548/
Laffite93750/
Laffitt938/
Lafiette8832/
Laffiter8821/
Laffette8821/
Lafaitte8815/
Laffutte887/
Laffitta884/
Laffites882/
Lafeitte881/
Lafittea881/
Lafittes881/
Laffiett880/
Lafite86708/
Lafitt8610/
Laffit865/
Lafaiette8211/
Laffaiete825/
Laffetter822/
Layffette820/
Laffaette820/
Laffita803,453/
Lafaite80115/
Laffity8026/
Lafuite8013/
Lafaitt8011/
Lafithe8011/
Lafette808/
Lafitta807/
Laffait804/
Lafitee803/
Laffete802/
Lafiete801/
Lasfite801/
Lefitte801/
Lafitez801/
Laffett800/
Lafatte800/
Loffitt800/
Laffiet800/
Laffayette789/
Laffeyette781/
Laffaietty781/
Laffayatte780/
Lafit77248/
Lafaiete7585/
Laufatte7559/
Laffeter7521/
Lafaette759/
Lafyette757/
Lafaytte753/
Layfette752/
Lafaitey752/
Lafeytte751/
Leffette751/
Layfatte751/
Lauffate751/
Lafféter751/
Laffitio751/
Lafister750/
Laffeitz750/
Lafetter750/
Laffetty750/
Lafeette750/
Layffayette741/
Lafayette716,177/
Lafita711,047/
Laffet71126/
L'Affeter7196/
Laufhütte7192/
Lafate7176/
Laufhutte7148/
Lafiyetei7124/
Lafete7122/
Lafait7122/
Lafeyette7114/
Lefite7110/
Lafiti719/
Lafity715/
Lafute713/
Lafith713/
Lafiet712/
Laffaiety712/
Lafawette711/
Lafayatte711/
Laffether711/
Laffitová711/
Lafouette711/
Lafoyette711/
Laffaetti711/
Lafhaiete711/
Lofite710/
Layfaette710/
Llafit710/
Lafett710/
Loffit710/
Lafaete6729/
Laffeta6728/
Laffety6726/
Lauffet6712/
Loffita6710/
Layfayette675/
Laffayetti675/
Lafioti674/
Laufhuette674/
Lefaite674/
Laufhuttee673/
Lafitis672/
Loffett671/
Lafeter671/
Laifait671/
Liafist671/
Lyafate671/
Lafaute671/
Lafeste671/
Lawfiti671/
Lafuthe671/
Layfied671/
Layfett670/
Lafetta670/
Lafatey670/
Leiffit670/
Lafaith670/
Lefette670/

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