Lafifi Surname

115,136th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,012 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Lafifi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lafifi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria3,9791:9,7091,679
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
France81:8,302,840321,660
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Lafifi (38) may also be a first name.

Lafifi Last Name Facts

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

Lafifi occurs most in Algeria. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafifi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 115,136th most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,816,437 people. The surname Lafifi is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Lafifi reside; 99 percent reside in North Africa and 99 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 1,662,754th most prevalent given name at a global level, borne by 38 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Algeria, where it is held by 3,979 people, or 1 in 9,709. In Algeria Lafifi is most frequent in: Annaba Province, where 53 percent are found, Batna Province, where 17 percent are found and Guelma Province, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Algeria this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 0 percent are found and France, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laafifi92427/
Laififi922/
Lefifi832,403/
Lafifa8354/
Lafife8332/
Lafefi839/
Laafify779/
Lotfifi772/
Lafitfe771/
Loufiefie6710/
Lefife677/
Lafeuffe571/
Lofefi5048/
Lefefe5021/
Lofefe5021/

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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 Lafifi
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