Lafouge Surname

1,001,271st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 255 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Lafouge Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lafouge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2381:279,08742,874
Israel111:777,96750,646
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Lafouge Last Name Facts

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

Lafouge is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafouge? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,001,271st most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 28,578,611 people. The surname Lafouge is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Lafouge live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in France, where it is borne by 238 people, or 1 in 279,087. In France Lafouge is most prevalent in: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 35 percent live, Île-de-France, where 24 percent live and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 14 percent live. Other than France this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lafounge931/
Lafuge928/
Lafoge921/
Laffuge8624/
Lafoige861/
Lafouce861/
Lafouse861/
Layfuge860/
Lafaunge806/
Lafouche801/
Lafouzie801/
Lafage772,137/
Lafuze77210/
Lafuse7799/
Lafoga7739/
Lafose7712/
Lafoje771/
Lofonge71322/
Laffage71273/
Lafauce71113/
Lafages7170/
Lofunge7141/
Leefoge7120/
Laffose7114/
Laffuse7111/
Lafighe717/
Lafusee712/
Laffoce711/
Lafeage711/
Lafouci711/
Lafause711/
Lafugha711/
Lafaghe711/
Lafuuse711/
Lefugey711/
Lafoser710/
Lafager710/
Lafaige710/
Lafauche6753/
Laffosce671/
Lafagued671/
Lofhouse670/
Lafuches670/

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