Lafis Surname
Approximately 273 people bear this surname
Lafis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 144 | 1:513,053 | 40,658 |
| Greece | 90 | 1:123,109 | 20,618 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Turkey | 10 | 1:7,782,142 | 126,629 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Lafis (35) may also be a first name.
Lafis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lafis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lafis (Hindi: लफीस, Marathi: लािफस) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lafis? popularity and diffusion
Lafis is the 956,400th most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 26,694,307 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 53 percent of Lafis reside; 53 percent reside in Central Africa and 53 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Lafis is also the 1,744,716th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 35 people.
The surname Lafis is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 144 people, or 1 in 513,053. Not including The DR Congo it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 33 percent live and Sweden, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lafis Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lafis in the Hindi language | ||
| लफीस | laphisa | - |
| Lafis in the Marathi language | ||
| लािफस | laiphasa | - |
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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 Lafis
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