Lafkin Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Lafkin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lafkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia401:3,603,076182,447
United States101:36,245,893832,629
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Lafkin Last Name Facts

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

Lafkin (Russian: Лафкин) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Lafkin.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafkin? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lafkin is the 2,746,821st most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Lafkin reside; 80 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 80 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Russia, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 3,603,076. In Russia it is primarily found in: Oryol Oblast, where 85 percent reside, Moscow, where 13 percent reside and Saint Petersburg, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Russia this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent reside.

Lafkin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lafkin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lafkin surname increased 125 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lafkin Last Name Statistics demography

Lafkin earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 59.03% less than the national average, earning $17,679 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lafkina9211/
Lavkin8388/
Lawkin8345/
Lefkin8343/
Lofkin8342/
Labkin835/
Lafkim831/
Lavkina7788/
Lyavkin773/
Lyabkin771/
Leefkin770/
Laubkin770/
Lyavkina714/
Levkin672,140/
Lovkin67163/
Lobkin6794/
Lewkin6754/
Lefken6749/
Löfken679/
Lowkin676/
Lavkyn675/
Lofken673/
Labken671/
Lawken670/

Lafkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lafkin in the Russian language
Лафкинlafkin-

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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 Lafkin
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