Laffo Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Laffo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laffo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin361:287,10024,014
Cameroon271:769,22554,005
Panama81:489,0328,962
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Laffo (12) may also be a first name.

Laffo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Laffo is borne by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Laffo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Laffo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,168,711th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. The surname Laffo is primarily found in Africa, where 84 percent of Laffo live; 49 percent live in West Africa and 49 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 12 people.

It is most common in Benin, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 287,100. In Benin Laffo is primarily concentrated in: Zou Department, where 97 percent reside and Kouffo Department, where 3 percent reside. Besides Benin this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 36 percent reside and Panama, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laffot9117/
Laffou9114/
Laffoy914/
Hlaffo913/
Lafo89186/
Laffoux833/
Laffout832/
Laffood831/
Lafoy801,129/
Lafou80536/
Lafoi80336/
Lafoz80214/
Lafos80125/
Hlafo8083/
Laffa8075/
Leffo8036/
Lafot8026/
Laifo8017/
Lafoa8014/
Loffo8011/
Layfo803/
Liafo802/
Lafoo801/
Laefo801/
Leafo801/
Lafgo801/
Laafou732,704/
Lafoux73190/
Lafois7394/
Laufou7343/
Laifoy7343/
Laifoo7331/
Liafou7317/
Liaffa7316/
Laifoi7313/
Laiffa736/
Liafos735/
Laffas734/
Loffou733/
Lafoot733/
Laffah733/
Layfoi733/
Latfou732/
Hloffo731/
Lahfoo731/
Lafout731/
Laffat731/
Llaufo731/
Laufoa731/
Laifou731/
Leuffo731/
Leafou731/
Lawfod731/
Laifot731/
Lafhoy730/
Laffau730/
Lofo671,645/
Lafa67703/
Laaffat67170/
Lefo6757/
Laffaux6727/
Lafá673/
Lafó671/
Lafoust671/
Laufooa671/
Lahfoud671/
Lassffa671/
L'Lafoy671/

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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 Laffo
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