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Where Does The Last Name Lafortune Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Lafortune is carried by more people in Haiti than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafortune? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 44,337^th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 622,229 people. Lafortune is predominantly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Lafortune are found; 52 percent are found in Caribbean and 52 percent are found in Gallo-Caribbean. Lafortune is also the 352,783^rd most frequently occurring forename at a global level, borne by 566 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Haiti, where it is carried by 5,822 people, or 1 in 1,835. In Haiti Lafortune is most frequent in: Ouest, where 40 percent are found, Artibonite, where 24 percent are found and Nippes, where 14 percent are found. Beside Haiti it exists in 33 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 28 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.

Lafortune Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Lafortune has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lafortune last name increased 3,163 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lafortune Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Lafortune last name are 7.49% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60.72% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lafortune earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.76% less than the national average, earning $41,527 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.26% less than the national average, earning $44,090 CAD per year.