Laffoy Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Laffoy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
Laffoy Demographics
Laffoy Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Laffoy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Laffoy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Laffoy occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Laffoy? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Laffoy are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.
The surname is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England Laffoy is most numerous in: City of Bristol, where 50 percent live and Greater London, where 50 percent live. Not including England it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 25 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 25 percent live.
Laffoy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Laffoy has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people carrying the Laffoy surname contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Laffoy Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
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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 Laffoy
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