Lafor Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Lafor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lafor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Lafor (13) may also be a first name.

Lafor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lafor is more frequently found in Mauritius than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Lafor click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafor? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,391,485th most numerous last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 46 percent of Lafor live; 31 percent live in Southern Africa and 31 percent live in Southern African Indian Ocean. Lafor is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 13 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Mauritius, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 323,354. In Mauritius it is primarily concentrated in: Rivière Noire District, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Mauritius Lafor occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 15 percent are found and Russia, where 15 percent are found.

Lafor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lafor has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lafor last name decreased 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lafore91541/
Laford91387/
Lafort91245/
Lafour91237/
Laffor9133/
Lafoor911/
Lafoir910/
Lafford83534/
Lasford83237/
Laffort83221/
Laffore83215/
Layford83167/
Leaford83123/
Latford83107/
Lafourt8375/
Ladford8339/
Lauford837/
Laiford832/
Lazford832/
Lasfort832/
Laeffor831/
Laffour831/
Lauffor831/
Lafoure831/
Laufort831/
Laffoor831/
Lafoire831/
Laforre831/
Liafour831/
Lasfour831/
Lauhfor830/
Leafort830/
Lafar80523/
Lefor80465/
Lofor8023/
Lafur807/
Leadford77326/
Lashford77203/
Laasfour77106/
Laidford7761/
Lawforth774/
Lathford771/
Leasford771/
Lachford770/
Laufford770/
Layforth770/
Leauford770/
Laffoord770/
Laudford770/
Leatford770/
Lasfar738,179/
Laafar731,211/
Lafare73247/
Lafeur73214/
Laffar73150/
Lafarr7383/
Ladfar7378/
Lafure7340/
Lohfor7316/
Leafar7315/
Laifar7313/
Lajfar7312/
Lofore7312/
Llafar737/
Loford734/
Leefor734/
Lafaar733/
Lafaur732/
Lafard732/
Laufar732/
Lafart732/
Lafgar732/
Lotfor731/
Leffor731/
Lefoor731/
Lahfar731/
Laâfar731/
Laphor731/
Latfur731/
Lefhor731/
Lefoir730/
Lafourová711/
Lafaure67323/
Lassfar67208/
Lafarre6775/
Lotfoor6731/
Laffare6711/
Leiford677/
Llafure676/
Lahafar673/
Laffeur673/
Loyford673/
Lepforr672/
Lodford671/
Liaifar671/
Leyford671/
Lasfeur671/
Leafure671/
Lahffar671/
Laafare671/
Lgaffar671/
Gliafar671/
Lofford670/
Losford670/
Leifort670/
Luoford670/
Laphore670/
Layfart670/
Lafuire670/
Laufare670/
Leaffar670/
Lawfaur670/
Leafare670/

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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 Lafor
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