Lafolle Surname

1,055,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Lafolle Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lafolle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius1621:7,9841,687
France681:976,805110,007
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

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

Lafolle Last Name Facts

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

Lafolle is carried by more people in Mauritius than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Lafollé. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafolle? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lafolle is the 1,055,483rd most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 30,749,139 people. The last name Lafolle occurs mostly in Africa, where 69 percent of Lafolle are found; 68 percent are found in Southern Africa and 68 percent are found in Southern African Indian Ocean.

The last name Lafolle is most frequent in Mauritius, where it is carried by 162 people, or 1 in 7,984. In Mauritius Lafolle is mostly concentrated in: Plaines Wilhems District, where 99 percent are found and Port Louis District, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Mauritius this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in France, where 29 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Lafolle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lafolle has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lafolle surname increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Lafolle
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