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 last name Lafis (Hindi: लफीस, Marathi: लािफस) is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lafis? popularity and diffusion
It is the 956,400th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 26,694,307 people. The last name Lafis occurs mostly in Africa, where 53 percent of Lafis are found; 53 percent are found in Central Africa and 53 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Lafis is also the 1,744,716th most commonly occurring forename globally It is held by 35 people.
Lafis is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 144 people, or 1 in 513,053. Beside The DR Congo this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 33 percent are found and Sweden, where 4 percent are found.
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
- 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 Lafis
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