Laffy Surname

948,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Laffy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laffy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1581:170,85917,509
England511:1,092,51152,584
United States291:12,498,584473,286
France101:6,642,272293,169
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1151:38,5213,557
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575
Scotland191:197,0117,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States941:534,24137,003

Laffy (53) may also be a first name.

Laffy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Laffy occurs in Australia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Laffy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 948,111th most frequent last name globally It is held by around 1 in 26,404,152 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 58 percent of Laffy are found; 57 percent are found in Australasia and 57 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. Laffy is also the 1,366,219th most commonly used forename worldwide, held by 53 people.

The last name Laffy is most commonly used in Australia, where it is carried by 158 people, or 1 in 170,859. In Australia it is most frequent in: Victoria, where 72 percent reside, Queensland, where 22 percent reside and South Australia, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Australia this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in England, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Laffy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Laffy has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Laffy last name rose 134 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it fell 69 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Laffy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Laffy last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Laffy surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the political party.

Laffy earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.9% more than the national average, earning $48,714 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laffey913,348/
Laffay911,099/
Laffoy914/
Lafy89893/
Laffaya832/
Lafay802,629/
Laffi801,152/
Lafoy801,129/
Lyafy80136/
Laffe8091/
Lafey8081/
Leafy8078/
Laffa8075/
Leffy8037/
Loffy8036/
Latfy8022/
Lajfy801/
Laffé801/
Lafyi801/
Laffer73672/
Laffet73126/
Laffez73115/
Laffee7369/
Laffie7349/
Leafey7344/
Laifoy7343/
Loffay7328/
Liaffa7316/
Laffea7315/
Lauffi7310/
Latffi738/
Laffei737/
Lafaya737/
Laiffa736/
Laffit735/
Lautfy734/
Lafych733/
Leffey733/
Loffey733/
Leaffe732/
Lafayt732/
Laffai732/
Laiffi732/
Laffée731/
Lotffy731/
Laffui731/
Laufey731/
Laufay731/
Lafhoy730/
Lafoey730/
Laaffe730/
Lafi6715,368/
Lauffer673,571/
Lafa67703/
Lofy67653/
Lafe67482/
Lahfaya6765/
Leaffer6762/
Lefy6733/
Lawffer6724/
Lauffet6712/
Laffitt678/
Laffait674/
Lafá673/
Lafj672/
Laffeas672/
Laffeer672/
Leffhey671/
L'Lafoy671/
Lafé671/
Laffesh671/
Laffett670/
Lafeyth670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Laffy
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