Lafta Surname

623,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 492 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Lafta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lafta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq2311:151,6093,935
Sweden551:179,03212,357
Nigeria431:4,119,599115,187
England431:1,295,76958,667
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Croatia81:528,57638,675
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Lafta (40) may also be a first name.

Lafta Last Name Facts

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

Lafta (Hindi: लाफता, Russian: Лафта) occurs most in Iraq. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafta? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lafta is the 623,516th most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 14,812,085 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Lafta reside; 49 percent reside in West Asia and 47 percent reside in Levant. Lafta is also the 1,614,485th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 40 people.

This surname is most frequent in Iraq, where it is carried by 231 people, or 1 in 151,609. Beside Iraq this surname is found in 30 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 11 percent reside and Nigeria, where 9 percent reside.

Lafta Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lafta surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lafta earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 39.23% less than the national average, earning $26,223 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.33% less than the national average, earning $33,619 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laftah91672/
Laftai91425/
Laftas91261/
Laftay9111/
Laftaa912/
Laftàa911/
Lafthai83234/
Lafttah839/
Laftass834/
Laftaha831/
Lefta80148/
Lafty8072/
Lafti8030/
Lawta8013/
Lofta8013/
Lafte806/
Labta804/
Lafto802/
Leafty73179/
Lafteh73151/
Loftah73117/
Lafter7381/
Leftah7356/
Loftas7318/
Laftih7311/
Laftes736/
Laftit736/
Laftee734/
Loftat734/
Lafthi732/
Laftis731/
Leabta731/
Lafthy731/
Liafti731/
Laafte731/
Laftos731/
Hlavta731/
Lawtai731/
Lawtha731/
Lafteu731/
Laffty730/
Laftie730/
Laftey730/
Leftaha67450/
Loftaas6734/
Laufter6722/
Laftouh6720/
Lefteau6718/
Laffter677/
Hlafter676/
Leasfty672/
Lofthat671/
Laftess671/
Liafter671/
Leabtha671/
Lafftte671/
Lauftis670/
Llafter670/
Lauftes670/
Lawftis670/
Laftous670/

Lafta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lafta in the Hindi language
लाफताlaphata-
Lafta in the Russian language
Лафтаlafta-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lafta
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