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 occurs most in France. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Laforse? popularity and diffusion

Laforse is the 3,100,440th most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname Laforse occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Laforse live; 70 percent live in Western Europe and 70 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in France, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 2,372,240. In France Laforse is primarily concentrated in: Normandy, where 57 percent are found, Occitanie, where 39 percent are found and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 4 percent are found. Not including France this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Haiti, where 10 percent are found.

Laforse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Laforse has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Laforse surname decreased 12 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Laforse Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Laforse last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US 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
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  • 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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