Lafka Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Greece

Lafka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lafka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey91:8,646,825130,497
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Lafka Last Name Facts

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

Lafka (Russian: Лафка) has its highest incidence in Turkey. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,116,508th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Lafka live; 52 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 39 percent live in East Thrace and Karpass.

The last name is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 8,646,825. In Turkey Lafka is mostly concentrated in: Kirklareli Province, where 100 percent live. Outside of Turkey this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent live and Greece, where 13 percent live.

Lafka Last Name Statistics demography

Lafka earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.94% more than the national average, earning $47,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lafkas91303/
Hlafka9158/
Laufka9119/
Lafkai916/
Laffka910/
Laffkas8321/
Laufkas836/
Lawka802,173/
Lavka80566/
Lafko80208/
Lafky80129/
Lefka8042/
Lafkó8034/
Lafca803/
Lafki803/
Lafke800/
Lafkih731,385/
Hlavka73587/
Lavkai73209/
Laufke7360/
Laffki7350/
Hlawka7347/
Lavkay7338/
Lefkay7314/
Löffka7310/
Labkaa733/
Lavkat733/
Laewka731/
Labkai731/
Lefkai731/
Lawkai731/
Hlabka731/
Laffke730/
Lafkey730/
Hlofka730/
Laphkas679/
Lafkouh671/

Lafka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lafka in the Russian language
Лафкаlafka-

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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 Lafka
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