Lafoui Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Qatar
Highest density in:
Qatar

Lafoui Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lafoui Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Lafoui Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lafoui occurs in Qatar more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafoui? popularity and diffusion

Lafoui is the 6,360,413th most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Lafoui occurs mostly in Asia, where 67 percent of Lafoui are found; 67 percent are found in West Asia and 67 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.

Lafoui is most frequently held in Qatar, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 393,000. Apart from Qatar Lafoui occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 22 percent are found and Morocco, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laafoui924/
Laifoui921/
Laifioui861/
Lafoai8318/
Lafuie835/
Lafoei832/
Lafoie832/
Lefoui831/
Lafeui831/
Liafoei771/
Laifaui771/
Lafoe73563/
Lofouist711/
Lafoye677/
Lafowe676/
Lafaie675/
Lafoje671/
Lafiee671/
Lafoes671/
Laffué671/
Lotfiyoui671/
Lafoey670/

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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 Lafoui
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