Laforest Surname
Approximately 9,131 people bear this surname
Laforest Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 4,438 | 1:8,302 | 1,230 |
| United States | 2,277 | 1:159,183 | 16,218 |
| France | 1,725 | 1:38,506 | 4,778 |
| Haiti | 509 | 1:20,990 | 1,726 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| Australia | 41 | 1:658,432 | 45,385 |
| Jamaica | 15 | 1:191,330 | 5,833 |
| Panama | 11 | 1:355,660 | 7,645 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 77 | 1:652,191 | 42,935 |
Laforest (106) may also be a first name.
Laforest Demographics
Average Laforest Salary in
United States
$45,723 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Laforest Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Laforest Come From? nationality or country of origin
Laforest is held by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Laforest? popularity and diffusion
The surname Laforest is the 55,602nd most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 798,110 people. The surname Laforest occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Laforest reside; 72 percent reside in North America and 36 percent reside in Gallo-North America. Laforest is also the 915,176th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 106 people.
This last name is most widely held in Canada, where it is held by 4,438 people, or 1 in 8,302. In Canada it is most numerous in: Quebec, where 75 percent live, Ontario, where 14 percent live and New Brunswick, where 5 percent live. Other than Canada Laforest is found in 30 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent live and France, where 19 percent live.
Laforest Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Laforest has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Laforest surname rose 2,957 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Laforest Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Laforest last name are 11.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 64.57% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Laforest earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.97% more than the national average, earning $45,723 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.1% less than the national average, earning $43,174 CAD per year.
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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 Laforest
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