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
Laffoy is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Laffoy? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Laffoy live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.
The last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England it is primarily concentrated in: City of Bristol, where 50 percent are found and Greater London, where 50 percent are found. Apart from England this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 25 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 25 percent are found.
Laffoy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Laffoy has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people bearing the Laffoy surname fell 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Laffoy Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname 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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