Lafiya Surname
Approximately 511 people bear this surname
Lafiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 478 | 1:370,592 | 19,784 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Niger | 11 | 1:1,744,729 | 34,351 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Lafiya (379) may also be a first name.
Lafiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lafiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lafiya (Hindi: लाफिया, Marathi: लफीया) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lafiya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 606,498th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 14,261,342 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Lafiya live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 445,512th most widely held given name at a global level. It is borne by 379 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 478 people, or 1 in 370,592. In Nigeria Lafiya is primarily found in: Niger, where 40 percent live, Bauchi, where 11 percent live and Adamawa, where 8 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 2 percent live and Niger, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lafiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lafiya in the Marathi language | ||
| लफीया | laphiya | - |
| Lafiya in the Hindi language | ||
| लाफिया | laphiya | 85.71 |
| लफिया | laphiya | 14.29 |
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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 Lafiya
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