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 most common in Russia. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafkin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,746,821st most prevalent last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Lafkin are found; 80 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 80 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Lafkin is most frequent in Russia, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 3,603,076. In Russia it is mostly found in: Oryol Oblast, where 85 percent live, Moscow, where 13 percent live and Saint Petersburg, where 3 percent live. Besides Russia it occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent live.

Lafkin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lafkin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lafkin last name rose 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
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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 Lafkin
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