Laforse Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Laforse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laforse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France281:2,372,240182,981
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Laforse Last Name Facts

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

The surname Laforse has its highest incidence in France. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Laforse click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Laforse? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,100,440th most widely held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Laforse live; 70 percent live in Western Europe and 70 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

It is most commonly used in France, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 2,372,240. In France Laforse is most prevalent in: Normandy, where 57 percent live, Occitanie, where 39 percent live and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 4 percent live. Apart from France this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent live and Haiti, where 10 percent live.

Laforse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Laforse has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 12 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Laforse Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Laforse surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Laforse earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.7% less than the national average, earning $33,786 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lafors9232/
Laforge868,813/
Laforce864,761/
Ladfors8610/
Lavfors866/
Laforst864/
Laufors862/
Laforsa862/
Laforges80133/
Laforsch8088/
Laforgey8010/
Lafordge806/
Laforche804/
Lafforge802/
Laforrge801/
Layforce801/
Laforcer801/
Lafourge801/
Laforgee800/
Lofors7711/
Lafars770/
Lafourche7517/
Lautforce750/
Lafarge715,211/
Lafurge7182/
Laforza7111/
Lafarce715/
Leifors713/
Laahforche711/
Laferce710/
Lafarges6765/
Laffarge6750/
Lafurgey6711/
Loyforce674/
Lafaurje671/
Laphorst671/
Lafargey670/
Laffurge670/
Lafferce670/
Leafurgey630/
Lafarza576/
Lafarci571/
Lafargi571/
Leferce570/
Loforgia534/
Leeferce530/
Loufordji501/

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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 Laforse
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