Lafoix Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Lafoix Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lafoix Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France361:1,845,076161,051
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Lafoix Last Name Facts

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

Lafoix is more frequently found in France than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Lafoix.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafoix? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lafoix is the 3,141,416th most widely held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. Lafoix occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Lafoix reside; 92 percent reside in Western Europe and 92 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in France, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 1,845,076. In France it is primarily found in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 47 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 25 percent reside and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 22 percent reside. Beside France this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Lafoix Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lafoix has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lafoix last name increased 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lafox912/
Lafaix83559/
Lafoux83190/
Lafois8394/
Lefoix8324/
Laffoux773/
Lafoige771/
Lafis73273/
Lafoz73214/
Lafos73125/
Lafex7390/
Lafik7316/
Lafog736/
Lefox735/
Lafiz733/
Lafig731/
Lafiq731/
Lefix731/
Lefaix67502/
Lafaux67338/
Lafogg6791/
Laufik6775/
Laifis6732/
Lafise6723/
Lafose6712/
Liafis6711/
Lafish6710/
Liafos675/
Lafigh672/
Laffex672/
Lafogh671/
Layfik671/
Lyafik671/
Lafich671/
Lafice671/
Laifik671/
Lawfik671/
Lafouk671/
Lafoug671/
Lafoes671/
Laifok671/
Laifex671/
Lafais670/

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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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  • 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 Lafoix
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