Lafir Surname
Approximately 3,629 people bear this surname
Lafir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 3,143 | 1:6,621 | 967 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| United Arab Emirates | 140 | 1:65,445 | 6,155 |
| Qatar | 66 | 1:35,727 | 3,681 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
Lafir (46) may also be a first name.
Lafir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lafir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lafir (Hindi: लाफिर, Marathi: लाफीर) is found most in Sri Lanka. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lafir? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lafir is the 125,438th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,008,142 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Lafir live; 87 percent live in South Asia and 87 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,484,914th most frequently held forename worldwide It is held by 46 people.
The last name Lafir is most commonly held in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 3,143 people, or 1 in 6,621. Excluding Sri Lanka this surname exists in 18 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 7 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lafir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lafir in the Marathi language | ||
| लाफीर | laphira | - |
| Lafir in the Hindi language | ||
| लाफिर | laphira | 50 |
| लफिर | laphira | 50 |
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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 Lafir
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