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Where Does The Last Name Lafia Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Lafia (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻻﻓﻴﺎ) is found most in Benin. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Lafia.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafia? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Lafia is the 30,454^th most frequently held last name globally, held by around 1 in 415,576 people. Lafia is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Lafia reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lafia is also the 75,133^rd most frequently used given name on earth It is held by 7,351 people.

The last name is most widespread in Benin, where it is carried by 15,677 people, or 1 in 659. In Benin it is most prevalent in: Borgou Department, where 51 percent live, Alibori Department, where 25 percent live and Atakora Department, where 18 percent live. Apart from Benin Lafia occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 5 percent live and Ghana, where 2 percent live.

Lafia Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Lafia are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the political party.

Lafia earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 52.78% more than the national average, earning $65,924 USD per year.