Lafin Surname

778,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 364 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Sweden

Lafin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lafin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1041:638,68083,098
United States951:3,815,357209,650
Brazil571:3,755,690104,031
Germany391:2,064,243111,952
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Lafin (173) may also be a first name.

Lafin Last Name Facts

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

Lafin (Hindi: लाफिन, Oriya: ଲଫିନ୍, Russian: Лафин) occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Lafin click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 778,856th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 20,020,731 people. The surname Lafin is mostly found in Europe, where 46 percent of Lafin are found; 39 percent are found in Western Europe and 29 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 694,534th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 173 people.

This surname is most frequently used in France, where it is borne by 104 people, or 1 in 638,680. In France it is most common in: Île-de-France, where 47 percent are found, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 18 percent are found and Centre-Val de Loire, where 13 percent are found. Outside of France this surname exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Brazil, where 16 percent are found.

Lafin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lafin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lafin last name grew 2,375 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lafin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lafin last name are 1.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55% being registered to vote for the political party.

Lafin earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 46.68% more than the national average, earning $63,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laffin913,626/
Lafina91336/
Lahfin9122/
Lafing914/
Lafien911/
Layfin911/
Lafinn910/
Lafink910/
Lafind910/
Laufin910/
Laufing8339/
Laffien8339/
Lauffin836/
Lyafina831/
Laffing831/
Leaffin830/
Lefin801,072/
Lafen80184/
Lofin8052/
Lafim8042/
Lafyn805/
Lafhn801/
Lafne801/
Lafnn800/
Lafinova771/
Lofink73788/
Lofing73513/
Leffin73186/
Laffen73134/
Laufen73121/
Lafeen7384/
Laphin7359/
Lahfen7358/
Lofina7324/
Loffin7311/
Laifen7311/
Laffim7310/
Lafehn7310/
Laffyn732/
Lohfin731/
Lavfne731/
Löfink731/
Lafent731/
Lafend730/
Leafen730/
Laphing671,003/
Lohfink67650/
Loffing6776/
Loffink6732/
Lohfing6725/
Loffina6718/
Laffend6711/
Laifeng6710/
Lafendt677/
Leifing677/
Lefiehn675/
Lauffen672/
Laphion671/
Laphina671/
Lotfind671/
Louffin671/
Lawfenc671/
Laffent671/
Lauphin670/
Laphien670/
Laeffen670/
Latphin670/
Lofinck670/
Lawphin670/
Lofn670/

Lafin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lafin in the Hindi language
लाफिनlaphina-
Lafin in the Oriya language
ଲଫିନ୍laphin-
Lafin in the Russian language
Лафинlafin-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lafin
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