Lafourche Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belgium

Lafourche Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lafourche Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
France21:33,211,361423,184

Lafourche Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lafourche is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafourche? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,772,636th most common family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Lafourche are found; 76 percent are found in North America and 76 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Lafourche is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 27,881,456. In The United States Lafourche is most numerous in: California, where 85 percent live, Georgia, where 8 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 12 percent live and France, where 12 percent live.

Lafourche Last Name Statistics demography

Lafourche earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.09% less than the national average, earning $36,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laforche944/
Laforce884,761/
Laahforche841/
Laforsch8288/
Laforcer821/
Layforce821/
Lafourge821/
Lafartche782/
Lautforce780/
Laforge758,813/
Lafurge7582/
Laforse7540/
Lafarce755/
Laforges71133/
Lafurgey7111/
Laforgey7110/
Lafordge716/
Loyforce714/
Lafforge712/
Lafaurje711/
Laforque711/
Laforrge711/
Laffurge710/
Laforgee710/
Lafors6732/
Lafartchi6723/
Lafforque672/
Leafurgey670/
Lafarc670/

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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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  • 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 Lafourche
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