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

Laforse occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Laforse click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Laforse? popularity and diffusion

Laforse is the 3,100,440th most commonly used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Laforse live; 70 percent live in Western Europe and 70 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in France, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 2,372,240. In France it is most prevalent in: Normandy, where 57 percent live, Occitanie, where 39 percent live and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account France Laforse 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 incidence of Laforse has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Laforse surname decreased 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 with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the 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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