Laforet Surname

114,408th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,041 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Haiti

Laforet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laforet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2,2281:29,8133,645
Canada5941:62,0307,255
Haiti5191:20,5861,708
United States2861:1,267,33989,284
Spain1701:275,01217,060
Belgium511:225,42428,627
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Chile181:978,69319,774
England151:3,714,537119,675
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
China21:683,660,78330,601
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Laforêt (42) are calculated separately.

Laforet (68) may also be a first name.

Laforet Last Name Facts

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

The last name Laforet occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Laforêt. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Laforet? popularity and diffusion

Laforet is the 114,408th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,803,402 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Laforet reside; 57 percent reside in Western Europe and 56 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,181,159th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 68 people.

The last name Laforet is most frequent in France, where it is held by 2,228 people, or 1 in 29,813. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 22 percent live, Île-de-France, where 21 percent live and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 18 percent live. Excluding France this surname is found in 33 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 15 percent live and Haiti, where 13 percent live.

Laforet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Laforet has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Laforet surname grew 4,767 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Laforet Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Laforet surname are 11.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.46% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Laforet earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 23.9% more than the national average, earning $53,461 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.14% more than the national average, earning $52,732 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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