Lafter Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Lafter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lafter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia511:82,91414,118
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Lafter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lafter (Russian: Лафтер) occurs in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafter? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lafter is the 2,091,648th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Lafter are found; 63 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 63 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Croatia, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 82,914. In Croatia it is most frequent in: City of Zagreb, where 71 percent reside, Zagreb County, where 25 percent reside and Sisak-Moslavina County, where 2 percent reside. Beside Croatia it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Yemen, where 2 percent reside.

Lafter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lafter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lafter surname expanded 1,150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lafter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lafter last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

Lafter earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.28% more than the national average, earning $48,448 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laufter9222/
Laffter927/
Hlafter926/
Liafter921/
Llafter920/
Lafte916/
L'Affter861/
Lefter838,496/
Lawter83960/
Laftir83205/
Lafteh83151/
Lofter8336/
Labter8320/
Laftes836/
Laftee834/
Laafte831/
Lafteu831/
Laftey830/
Laftie830/
Lafterova801/
Lawther771,790/
Leftier772/
Loefter772/
Lavtert771/
Lafftte771/
Lefterr771/
Laftess771/
Loufter771/
Leffter770/
Lauftes770/
Loftier770/
Loffter770/
Leifter770/
Lavte73574/
Lafta73492/
Lawte7381/
Lafty7372/
Lofte7361/
Lafti7330/
Labte733/
Lofterød7118/
Leaftedt713/
Layfette712/
Lewter671,733/
Laftai67425/
Leafty67179/
Lawtey67173/
Lawtie67115/
Loftes6768/
Lavhte6757/
Loftie6724/
Loftet6718/
Laftay6711/
Laftih6711/
Laftit676/
Lovter676/
Lavthe676/
Lofteh675/
Loftee674/
Lobter673/
Lowter673/
Loufte673/
Labteh672/
Laftaa672/
Lafthi672/
Loftey672/
Lahvte671/
Laftàa671/
Lafthy671/
Liafti671/
Lavtet671/
Lawtre671/
Lhavte671/
Laftis671/
Laphte671/
Latvte671/
Loftte670/
Laffty670/
Layffette670/
Lawthe670/

Lafter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lafter in the Russian language
Лафтерlafter-

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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 Lafter
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