Lafo Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Lafo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lafo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:5,034,152256,679
Mauritania391:104,9966,429
Solomon Islands141:41,4318,080
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Niger131:1,476,30930,154
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
France21:33,211,361423,184
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Lafó (1) are calculated separately.

Lafo (200) may also be a first name.

Lafo Last Name Facts

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

Lafo (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻻﻓﻮ, Hindi: लाफो) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Lafó. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lafo is the 1,244,200th most widely held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 39,180,354 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 41 percent of Lafo live; 39 percent live in North America and 39 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 640,739th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 200 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 5,034,152. In The United States Lafo is primarily concentrated in: Connecticut, where 42 percent are found, California, where 35 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States it occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 21 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 8 percent are found.

Lafo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lafo has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 655 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lafo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lafo surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

Lafo earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.94% less than the national average, earning $36,702 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lafó921/
Lafoy891,129/
Lafou89536/
Lafoi89336/
Lafoz89214/
Lafos89125/
Hlafo8983/
Laffo8976/
Lafot8926/
Laifo8917/
Lafoa8914/
Layfo893/
Liafo892/
Laefo891/
Lafgo891/
Leafo891/
Lafoo891/
Laafou802,704/
Lafoux80190/
Lafois8094/
Laifoy8043/
Laufou8043/
Laifoo8031/
Laffot8017/
Liafou8017/
Laffou8014/
Laifoi8013/
Liafos805/
Laffoy804/
Layfoi803/
Hlaffo803/
Lafoot803/
Latfou802/
Lafout801/
Llaufo801/
Laufoa801/
Laifot801/
Laifou801/
Leafou801/
Lahfoo801/
Lawfod801/
Lafhoy800/
Lofo751,645/
Lafa75703/
Lefo7557/
Lafá753/
Laffoux733/
Laffout732/
Laffood731/
Lahfoud731/
Laufooa731/
Lafoust731/
L'Lafoy731/
Laifa676,444/
Lafau673,186/
Lahfa67532/
Lapho67240/
Lafah67224/
Laufa67207/
Lafat67140/
Lofoy67130/
Leafa6781/
Laffa6775/
Hlafa6762/
Lefoy6759/
Lofoi6756/
Lofoo6756/
Lefuo6756/
Lavoh6751/
Leffo6736/
Lafeu6733/
Lafas6729/
Laafa6727/
Lafad6718/
Leufo6717/
Lafaz6713/
Loffo6711/
Lotfo6710/
Lhafa679/
Loofo676/
Lafha674/
Layfa674/
Hlofo674/
Latfa673/
Liafa673/
Liofo673/
Lofoa672/
Lefoi672/
Lofou672/
Laïfa672/
Lasfa671/
Loufo671/
Lofoh671/
Lofot671/
Lofuo671/
Loifo671/
Lajfa671/
Lafaś671/
Leyfo671/
Leifo671/
Laefa671/
Laudfoot670/

Lafo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lafo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻻﻓﻮlafw-
Lafo in the Hindi language
लाफोlapho-

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