Lafquen Surname

1,163,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 205 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Lafquen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lafquen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile1711:103,0203,863
Argentina321:1,335,73276,713
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

The alternate forms: Lafquén (2) are calculated separately.

Lafquen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lafquen occurs in Chile more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Lafquén. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafquen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lafquen is the 1,163,787th most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 35,549,004 people. The last name Lafquen occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Lafquen live; 99 percent live in South America and 99 percent live in Hispanic Southern America.

The last name is most numerous in Chile, where it is carried by 171 people, or 1 in 103,020. In Chile it is primarily concentrated in: Los Lagos Region, where 33 percent reside, Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 26 percent reside and Araucanía Region, where 16 percent reside. Other than Chile Lafquen occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lafquén952/
Llafquen93215/
Laufquen932/
Llafquén802/
Lefqueen800/
Lafkeni714/
Lafekun711/
Lifukeni6721/
Liefquin6712/
Laficken671/
Lafgoune671/
Lufukenu671/
Lifukenu671/
Leviquen671/

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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 Lafquen
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