Laforte Surname

285,793rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,345 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Laforte Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laforte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8721:415,66436,087
Canada2461:149,77915,288
Cuba1001:115,2273,232
Philippines441:2,300,869126,392
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Barbados91:31,9391,516
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
England41:13,929,515290,718
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
France11:66,422,722504,397
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Belize11:355,4743,977
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Laforte Last Name Facts

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

Laforte (Russian: Лафорте) is found most frequently in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Laforte.

How Common Is The Last Name Laforte? popularity and diffusion

Laforte is the 285,793rd most frequent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 5,418,250 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Laforte live; 82 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Laforte is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 872 people, or 1 in 415,664. In The United States Laforte is most common in: New York, where 20 percent are found, Florida, where 8 percent are found and New Jersey, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States it exists in 22 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 18 percent are found and Cuba, where 7 percent are found.

Laforte Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Laforte has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Laforte last name increased 3,488 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Laforte Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Laforte last name are 9.53% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.76% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Laforte earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.25% more than the national average, earning $47,571 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.99% less than the national average, earning $44,722 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lafourte9368/
Lafortez937/
Lafforte931/
Lafort92245/
Leadforte881/
Loforte8627,891/
Laferte861,143/
Leforte86293/
Laffort86221/
Laforty86145/
Lafourt8675/
Laforti866/
Lafarte862/
Lawfort862/
Laforta862/
Lasfort862/
Laufort861/
Lafortz860/
Leafort860/
Lafferte80378/
Lafertte80165/
Lawforth804/
Lafertee803/
Lafaurte802/
Laferthe801/
Lafforty801/
Layforth800/
Laford77387/
Lafart772/
Laffertte7549/
Laffertey753/
Lawford712,171/
Lafford71534/
Lasford71237/
Layford71167/
Leaford71123/
Loforti71115/
Latford71107/
Ladford7139/
Lauford717/
Leforti717/
Lazford712/
Lafarti712/
Laiford712/
Laferti712/
Lafarta712/
Lafarty711/
Layfart710/
Leifort710/
Leadford67326/
Lashford67203/
Laidford6761/
Lafferti6721/
Laffarty673/
Leafords673/
Lavferty673/
Lefferte671/
Leasford671/
Lafherty671/
Laferrty671/
Laffurty671/
Lathford671/
Lofforth671/
Lauffart671/
Lauferty670/
Leauford670/
Layfarth670/
Laffoord670/
Laudford670/
Leatford670/
Laufford670/
Lachford670/
Leafhart670/

Laforte Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Laforte in the Russian language
Лафортеlaforte-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Laforte
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