Lafly Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Lafly Surname User-submission:

Lafly is a French surname, which means 'lover in the sky'.

Lafly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France91:7,380,302306,885
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Lafly (10) may also be a first name.

Lafly Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Lafly is a French surname, which means 'lover in the sky'.

- lucielafly

Lafly Last Name Facts

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

Lafly is carried by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafly? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,587,209th most commonly used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Lafly occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Lafly live; 75 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Lafly is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname Lafly is most common in France, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 7,380,302. In France Lafly is most frequent in: Occitanie, where 78 percent reside, Hauts-de-France, where 11 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 11 percent reside. Beside France this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 8 percent reside and Lebanon, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laffly91249/
Lafley91183/
Laffley831/
Lapfley831/
Lafloyd831/
Leafley831/
Laufley830/
Lafla8018/
Lafli8011/
Lafle807/
Lofly800/
Lafaelly771/
Leafeley770/
Lafler73858/
Lofley73203/
Laufle7344/
Laifle7311/
Laflie7310/
Lafleu735/
Laffle731/
Laflit731/
Loofly730/
Loffly730/
Laflis730/
Laflet730/
Laffillay711/
Laffler67292/
Lafille67291/
Laflesh67154/
Lafelli6726/
Laflech6724/
Loffley6721/
Lafella6715/
Lafilla672/
Lafillé671/
Lafflie671/
Leaflet671/
Lafelle671/
Laufler670/
Laflish670/
Lovfley670/
Lafleth670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lafly
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