Lafim Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Lafim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lafim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria381:4,661,652124,734
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Lafim (20) may also be a first name.

Lafim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lafim is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Lafim.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafim? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lafim is the 3,017,195th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname Lafim is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Lafim reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lafim is also the 2,446,817th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 20 people.

It is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 4,661,652. In Nigeria it is most common in: Plateau, where 92 percent reside and Lagos, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 7 percent reside and The Philippines, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lafhim91141/
Laffim9110/
Lafime912/
Lafaim911/
Lafin80364/
Lefim803/
Laffin733,626/
Lafina73336/
Laphim7398/
Lahfin7322/
Lafing734/
Latfem734/
Layfin731/
Lafien731/
Hlofim731/
Lotfim731/
Lafeme731/
Loffim730/
Lafinn730/
Laufin730/
Lafind730/
Lafink730/
Laufing6739/
Laffien6739/
Lafemme6710/
Lauffin676/
Laffing671/
Lyafina671/
Leaffin670/

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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 Lafim
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