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 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

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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