Laftas Surname

985,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 261 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Laftas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laftas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Algeria871:444,04135,614
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727

Laftas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Laftas occurs most in Morocco. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Laftas? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 985,740th most prevalent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 27,921,632 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Laftas are found; 98 percent are found in North Africa and 98 percent are found in Mahgreb.

The surname is most frequently used in Morocco, where it is carried by 170 people, or 1 in 202,801. Without taking into account Morocco it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 33 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Laftas Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laftass924/
Lafta91492/
Laftasse864/
Laftah83672/
Laftai83425/
Loftas8318/
Laftay8311/
Leftas834/
Laftaa832/
Laftàa831/
Laftos831/
Lafthai77234/
Loftaas7734/
Lafttah779/
Laftaha771/
Laftous770/
Lawta7313/
Lofta7313/
Labta734/
Lafto732/
Lewtas67382/
Loftah67117/
Loftos679/
Loftat674/
Leabta671/
Lawtai671/
Hlavta671/
Lawtha671/
Lafteu671/
Laftey670/

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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 Laftas
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