Laflèche Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Laflèche Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laflèche Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada691:533,99444,923
France101:6,642,272293,169
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Lafleche (2,376) & Lafléche (1) are calculated separately.

Laflèche Last Name Facts

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

The surname Laflèche is carried by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Lafleche or Lafléche. Click here for other potential spellings of Laflèche.

How Common Is The Last Name Laflèche? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,061,309th most common family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. The last name Laflèche is mostly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Laflèche reside; 84 percent reside in North America and 63 percent reside in Gallo-North America.

The last name Laflèche is most frequently used in Canada, where it is held by 69 people, or 1 in 533,994. In Canada it is primarily concentrated in: Quebec, where 75 percent live, Ontario, where 19 percent live and Alberta, where 3 percent live. Other than Canada Laflèche occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in France, where 12 percent live and Mauritius, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lafleche962,376/
Lafléche961/
Lafliche880/
Lafleiche829/
Laflesche822/
Lafleyche821/
Liafleche821/
Laflech8024/
Laflesch7548/
Lafleshe7514/
Laflecha751/
Laflex7186/
Lafleshce711/
Laflesh67154/
Lafleus670/
Laflish670/
Loflice670/
Lafillez631/
Lafleesha591/
Lofles571/
Laflis570/
Lafflix530/
Lofless530/
Laflissi501/

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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
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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 Laflèche
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