Lafkas Surname

887,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Lafkas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lafkas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece1491:74,36112,526
United States1131:3,207,601184,423
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
England11:55,718,059489,080
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436

Lafkas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lafkas is found most frequently in Greece. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafkas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 887,624th most widespread last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 24,051,307 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 50 percent of Lafkas reside; 49 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 49 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.

Lafkas is most widely held in Greece, where it is borne by 149 people, or 1 in 74,361. In Greece it is mostly found in: Attica, where 45 percent reside, Peloponnese, where 42 percent reside and Central Greece, where 11 percent reside. Barring Greece it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 37 percent reside and Canada, where 10 percent reside.

Lafkas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lafkas last name are 18.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.22% registered with the political party.

The amount Lafkas earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 16.88% more than the national average, earning $50,432 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.33% more than the national average, earning $62,266 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laffkas9221/
Laufkas926/
Lafka9123/
Lefkas83111/
Hlafka8358/
Laufka8319/
Lafkai836/
Lavkas831/
Laffka830/
Laphkas779/
Lawka732,173/
Lavka73566/
Lafko73208/
Lafkó7334/
Lafca733/
Labkhash711/
Hlavka67587/
Lavkai67209/
Lefkos6796/
Hlawka6747/
Lavkay6738/
Labkaa673/
Lavkat673/
Lawkai671/
Hlabka671/
Lowkas671/
Labkai671/
Lafkey670/
Hlofka670/

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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
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  • 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 Lafkas
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