Lafour Surname

1,055,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Suriname

Lafour Surname Definition:

Peter Lafour, late servitor to the marquis of Tweddal, 1698 (Edin. App.). a Frenchman.

Lafour Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1471:2,465,707151,024
Lebanon401:140,9277,127
Netherlands401:422,17943,576
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Lafour Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Peter Lafour, late servitor to the marquis of Tweddal, 1698 (Edin. App.). a Frenchman.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Lafour Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lafour is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafour? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,055,483rd most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 30,749,139 people. The surname Lafour occurs mostly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Lafour reside; 62 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 147 people, or 1 in 2,465,707. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 87 percent reside, Michigan, where 4 percent reside and Nebraska, where 4 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Lebanon, where 17 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 17 percent reside.

Lafour Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lafour has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lafour surname rose 1,225 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lafour Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Latin Catholic (95%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Lafour surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.56% registered with the party.

Lafour earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.48% less than the national average, earning $42,511 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lafourt9275/
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Liafour921/
Lafoure921/
Laffour921/
Lafor9113/
Lafur917/
Laasfour86106/
Lafore83541/
Laford83387/
Lafort83245/
Lafeur83214/
Lafure8340/
Laffor8333/
Lafuer833/
Lafaur832/
Lafoor831/
Latfur831/
Lafoir830/
Lafourová801/
Lafford77534/
Lafaure77323/
Lasford77237/
Laffort77221/
Laffore77215/
Layford77167/
Leaford77123/
Latford77107/
Ladford7739/
Lafeuer7712/
Lauford777/
Llafure776/
Laffeur773/
Lasfort772/
Lazford772/
Laiford772/
Lafoire771/
Lafauer771/
Lasfeur771/
Leafure771/
Lauffor771/
Laufort771/
Laffoor771/
Laforre771/
Lauhfor770/
Lafuire770/
Leafort770/
Lawfaur770/
Lafar73523/
Lofur73244/
Lofor7323/
Leadford71326/
Lashford71203/
Laffaure7193/
Laidford7161/
Lawforth714/
Lathford711/
Lafurova711/
Leasford711/
Leauford710/
Laffoord710/
Laudford710/
Leatford710/
Layforth710/
Laufford710/
Lachford710/
Lasfar678,179/
Lafeer671,877/
Laafar671,211/
Lafare67247/
Laffar67150/
Lafeir67107/
Lafear6786/
Lafarr6783/
Ladfar6778/
Lafair6753/
Leifur6751/
Layfurova6735/
Lohfor6716/
Leafar6715/
Laifar6713/
Lofore6712/
Lajfar6712/
Llafar677/
Loufar676/
Loford674/
Lafaar673/
Lafier672/
Lophur672/
Lafard672/
Laufar672/
Lafart672/
Lafgar672/
Laphor671/
Lotfor671/
Laphur671/
Lahfar671/
Laâfar671/

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