Lafida Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Lafida Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lafida Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger111:1,744,72934,351
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813

Lafida (32) may also be a first name.

Lafida Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lafida is more frequently found in Niger than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafida? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,057,639th most common surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 73 percent of Lafida are found; 73 percent are found in West Africa and 73 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Lafida is also the 1,840,253rd most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 32 people.

The last name Lafida is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 1,744,729. In Niger it is mostly found in: Dosso Region, where 55 percent live and Tahoua Region, where 45 percent live. Excluding Niger this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 13 percent live and Indonesia, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lafidah929/
Lahfida921/
Lafaidat862/
Laffiday860/
Lafido8323/
Lafidi836/
Lefida833/
Lafuda831/
Lafeda831/
Lahfidi77447/
Lavidah7711/
Laffidy776/
Lefaida772/
Lafidis771/
Lofaida771/
Lafaydat7184/
Lafidoth711/
Lhafidhi711/
Lofidi675/
Lafede672/
Lafedj671/
Lafaydatt671/
Lafedge628/
Lafudho627/
Lafeder620/
Lofeide620/
Louffidi571/
Lofedi5071/
Lofudo501/

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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 Lafida
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