Lafrenière Surname

891,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 301 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Lafrenière Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lafrenière Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada2961:124,47813,021
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

The alternate forms: Lafreniere (10,975) & Lafréniere (1) are calculated separately.

Lafrenière Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lafrenière is more frequently found in Canada than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Lafreniere or Lafréniere. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafrenière? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 891,661st most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 24,211,116 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Lafrenière are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Gallo-North America.

The surname is most frequent in Canada, where it is carried by 296 people, or 1 in 124,478. In Canada it is primarily found in: Quebec, where 97 percent are found, Ontario, where 3 percent are found and Saskatchewan, where 0 percent are found. Apart from Canada this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 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
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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 Lafrenière
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