Laforty Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Laforty Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laforty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States901:4,027,321218,060
Canada551:669,92054,285
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Laforty Last Name Facts

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

The last name Laforty is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Laforty? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,465,390th most prevalent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. The last name Laforty is mostly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Laforty are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 90 people, or 1 in 4,027,321. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 52 percent reside, Florida, where 18 percent reside and Alabama, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 38 percent reside.

Laforty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Laforty has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Laforty Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Laforty surname are 34.71% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 81.48% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Laforty earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.18% less than the national average, earning $38,326 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.94% less than the national average, earning $48,222 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lafforty931/
Laforte861,345/
Laforti866/
Laforta862/
Lafarty861/
Lafourte8068/
Lafortez807/
Laffarty803/
Lavferty803/
Laferrty801/
Lafforte801/
Laffurty801/
Lafherty801/
Lauferty800/
Laffertty755/
Laffertey753/
Laffeerty752/
Leadforte751/
Laffartay750/
Loforte7127,891/
Laferte711,143/
Leforte71293/
Loforti71115/
Leforti717/
Lafarti712/
Lafarta712/
Laferti712/
Lafarte712/
Loferty710/
Lafferte67378/
Lafertte67165/
Lafferti6721/
Lefferty676/
Lafertee673/
Lofferty673/
Lafaurte672/
Laferthe671/
Lapherty670/
Leuferty670/
Laffertte6349/
Laffartha6321/
Laffertti6310/
Lefferte531/
Leifherte500/

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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 Laforty
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