Lafim Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Lafim Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 38 | 1:4,661,652 | 124,734 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
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 last name Lafim is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lafim? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,017,195th most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Lafim are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most common forename globally. It is borne by 20 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 4,661,652. In Nigeria Lafim is most common in: Plateau, where 92 percent reside and Lagos, where 8 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Lafim is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 7 percent reside and The Philippines, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lafhim | 91 | 141 | / |
| Laffim | 91 | 10 | / |
| Lafime | 91 | 2 | / |
| Lafaim | 91 | 1 | / |
| Lafin | 80 | 364 | / |
| Lefim | 80 | 3 | / |
| Laffin | 73 | 3,626 | / |
| Lafina | 73 | 336 | / |
| Laphim | 73 | 98 | / |
| Lahfin | 73 | 22 | / |
| Lafing | 73 | 4 | / |
| Latfem | 73 | 4 | / |
| Layfin | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lafien | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hlofim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lotfim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lafeme | 73 | 1 | / |
| Loffim | 73 | 0 | / |
| Lafinn | 73 | 0 | / |
| Laufin | 73 | 0 | / |
| Lafind | 73 | 0 | / |
| Lafink | 73 | 0 | / |
| Laufing | 67 | 39 | / |
| Laffien | 67 | 39 | / |
| Lafemme | 67 | 10 | / |
| Lauffin | 67 | 6 | / |
| Laffing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyafina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leaffin | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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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