Lafora Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Peru

Lafora Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lafora Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain951:492,12724,892
Peru911:349,27612,043
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Lafora Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lafora is found in Spain more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Lafora.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafora? popularity and diffusion

Lafora is the 1,227,038th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Lafora live; 50 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 50 percent live in Iberian Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Spain, where it is held by 95 people, or 1 in 492,127. In Spain it is most common in: Madrid, where 49 percent live, Catalonia, where 21 percent live and Castile and León, where 13 percent live. Barring Spain this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Peru, where 48 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Lafora Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lafora has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lafora last name fell 77 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lafora Last Name Statistics demography

Lafora earn a lot more than the average income. In Peru they earn 42.9% more than the national average, earning S/. 27,702 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laforga92919/
Laforza9211/
Laforas923/
Lafoura922/
Laafoura86478/
Lasfoura86200/
Laforast8630/
Laforais8614/
Laforeat861/
Lafore83541/
Lafara83357/
Lefora83253/
Lafera83151/
Lafori8330/
Lafory8315/
Lafura836/
Laforé834/
Laforè831/
Laforge778,813/
Laforet774,041/
Lafarga772,420/
Laffore77215/
Lafaras77174/
Laforie77122/
Laforêt7742/
Laforey7736/
Laforez7719/
Laffera7716/
Lafarza776/
Lafeura773/
Laferra773/
Lafouri773/
Laforis773/
Lafores772/
Lafarra772/
Laforid772/
Laforyz771/
Lafeera771/
Laffory771/
Lafoure771/
Lyafura771/
Lafarai771/
Lafaraz771/
Lafoire771/
Lafatra771/
Lafurga771/
Laforio771/
Laifara771/
Loforga771/
Laforri771/
Laforiz771/
Laforre771/
Laforer770/
Laforee770/
Lafutra770/
Laforest719,131/
Laforett7197/
Laforets7183/
Laffarga7167/
Lafourie7166/
Lafforet7127/
Lafforie7124/
Lafoutry7123/
Laforgey7110/
Lafouret715/
Laforesd714/
Lasfouri712/
Lafforge712/
Lafforêt712/
Lafouyri712/
Laferrea711/
Lafarrah711/
Laforrge711/
Laforêts711/
Lafourge711/
Laffores711/
Laffarau710/
Lafary67414/
Lefera67401/
Lafare67247/
Lafaro67146/
Laforrest6796/
Lafforest6796/
Lefara6743/
Lafure6740/
Lafari6731/
Lafourest6718/
Lafuri6713/
Lofore6712/
Loforo6710/
Lofera674/
Laforrést671/
Laforrett671/
Lofori671/
Leforo671/
Lafero671/
La'forest671/
Lafourett670/
Laforrist670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Lafora
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