Lafoye Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Lafoye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Lafoye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lafoye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lafoye is found in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lafoye? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly held surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Lafoye reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 86 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most common in Benin, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 1,722,600. In Benin Lafoye is most prevalent in: Plateau Department, where 100 percent are found. Barring Benin it exists in one country. It also occurs in France, where 14 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Lafoye
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