Lafi Surname

34,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,368 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jordan
Highest density in:
Jordan

Lafi Surname User-submission:

The Lafi surname means 'butcher'.

Lafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jordan3,9391:2,245423
Iraq2,8921:12,110886
Saudi Arabia2,3851:12,9371,813
Egypt1,4341:64,1116,013
Palestine1,3981:3,254713
Algeria1,2041:32,0865,858
Morocco4431:77,82413,257
Syria3141:61,4682,864
France2531:262,54040,467
Kuwait1161:32,7654,071
United Arab Emirates1021:89,8268,037
Indonesia891:1,485,946100,216
Chile891:197,9386,300
Tunisia861:7,1001,189
Argentina791:541,05639,330
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Greece591:187,79330,074
Qatar501:47,1604,880
Libya491:127,428674
Iran441:1,745,05765,590
Papua New Guinea371:220,37130,351
Benin261:397,52329,143
Sweden181:547,04239,827
England181:3,095,448105,421
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Niger151:1,279,46826,841
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
India121:63,922,115578,870
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Solomon Islands81:72,50414,153
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Samoa41:48,452659
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
China21:683,660,78330,601
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Macau11:601,6301,582
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Lafi (6,942) may also be a first name.

Lafi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Lafi surname means 'butcher'.

- faresissa95

Lafi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lafi (Arabic: لافى, Hindi: लाफी, Oriya: ଲଫି, Russian: Лафи) is most common in Jordan. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafi? popularity and diffusion

Lafi is the 34,483rd most widely held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 474,203 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 74 percent of Lafi are found; 73 percent are found in West Asia and 56 percent are found in Levant. Lafi is also the 78,002nd most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 6,942 people.

The surname Lafi is most prevalent in Jordan, where it is borne by 3,939 people, or 1 in 2,245. In Jordan Lafi is most frequent in: Amman Governorate, where 60 percent live, Zarqa Governorate, where 17 percent live and Balqa Governorate, where 9 percent live. Other than Jordan this surname occurs in 69 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 19 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 16 percent live.

Lafi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lafi has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lafi last name increased 3,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lafi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Lafi last name is principally Melkite Greek Catholic (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Lafi last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Lafi earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laffi891,152/
Lhafi89761/
Latfi89730/
Lafoi89336/
Lafis89273/
Lafai89271/
Lafit89248/
Lyafi89239/
Laafi89142/
Laifi8951/
Laufi8945/
Lafie8927/
Laefi8911/
Liafi898/
Lafih897/
Leafi894/
Lafio894/
Lasfi893/
Lazfi893/
Lafiz893/
Lahfi893/
Laïfi892/
Lafii891/
Lawfi891/
Lafui891/
Llafi891/
Lafid891/
Lafyi891/
Laasfi80170/
Lautfi80142/
Laatfi80137/
Lafois8094/
Laffie8049/
Lafaia8048/
Lahvfi8034/
Laifis8032/
Lafait8022/
Laifoi8013/
Liafis8011/
Lafish8010/
Lafitt8010/
Lauffi8010/
Lahafi808/
Latffi808/
Laffei807/
Lahufi806/
Laffit805/
Laifid804/
Lathfi804/
Layfoi803/
Laufai802/
Lashfi802/
Lassfi802/
Lattfi802/
Laffai802/
Laiffi802/
Laffui801/
Lafich801/
Laifai801/
Lhafid801/
Laufie801/
Laefii801/
Laafie801/
Lafaai801/
Lafais800/
Llafit800/
Lafy75893/
Lafa75703/
Lefi75630/
Lafe75482/
Lofi75355/
Lafá753/
Lafj752/
Lafé751/
Lafaitt7311/
Laffitt738/
Laffait734/
Lafhais734/
Lahfaia733/
Lahafij731/
Laifait731/
Lahfidh731/
Liafist731/
Lafaidz731/
Lahfidd731/
Lotfi67152,148/
Lafet67127,378/
Laifa676,444/
Lafer673,688/
Lafay672,629/
Lafoy671,129/
Loffi67866/
Leafe67778/
Lafee67360/
Laffy67276/
Lhafe67236/
Laufa67207/
Luifi67201/
Loofi67160/
Loufi67144/
Lyafy67136/
Leifi67111/
Laphi6794/
Laufe6793/
Laffe6791/
Lafey6781/
Leafa6781/
Leafy6778/
Laffa6775/
Hlafa6762/
Lefai6760/
Lofoi6756/
Llefi6754/
Lofyi6750/
Lofei6748/
Lafea6741/
Lafeu6733/
Laafa6727/
Lodfi6725/
Latfy6722/
Lefui6716/
Lafoa6714/
Lofai6712/
Luofi6711/
Laife679/
Lhafa679/
Leefi677/
Leffi677/
Lofio676/
Lofis675/
Lofiy675/
Lefei675/
Lafée675/
Lafha674/
Layfa674/
Lefih674/
Latfe673/
Lopfi673/
Liafa673/
Laafe672/
Lefoi672/
Lefie672/
Laïfa672/
Lofit671/
Leufi671/
Lefii671/
Lótfi671/
Lafes671/
Lôtfi671/
Lofiz671/
Lófai671/
Leafé671/
Lajfa671/
Lajfy671/
Lafaj671/
Lafeh671/
Lafez671/
Laffé671/
Laefe671/
Lyofi671/
Lofie671/
Laffeitz670/

Lafi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lafi in the Hindi language
लाफीlaphi75
लफीlaphi25
Lafi in the Oriya language
ଲଫିlaphi50
ଲାଫିlaphi50
Lafi in the Russian language
Лафиlafi-
Lafi in the Arabic language
لافىlafy-
لافيlafy-

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