Lafiu Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Lafiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Lafiu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1031:1,719,83363,088
Albania11:2,914,05529,474

Lafiu (113) may also be a first name.

Lafiu Last Name Facts

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

Lafiu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafiu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,806,862nd most frequent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Lafiu are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lafiu is also the 881,625th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 113 people.

The surname Lafiu is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 103 people, or 1 in 1,719,833. In Nigeria Lafiu is mostly found in: Kano, where 27 percent are found, Kaduna, where 11 percent are found and Kwara, where 10 percent are found. Besides Nigeria Lafiu exists in one country. It is also common in Albania, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laufiu9121/
Lafihu913/
Lafiou912/
Lefiu80188/
Lofiu803/
Lofeiu731/
Luifiu731/
Lafjouj671/
Lefieau670/
Lafeyoe501/
Lotfjou501/
Leiphyu501/
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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 Lafiu
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