Lafti Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Lafti Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lafti Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia241:1,228,92653,021
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
France11:66,422,722504,397
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Lafti Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lafti (Hindi: लाफती, Oriya: ଲାଫଟି) occurs most in Malaysia. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafti? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,602,217th most widespread family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Lafti live; 93 percent live in Southeast Asia and 93 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

It is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 1,228,926. In Malaysia Lafti is mostly concentrated in: Selangor, where 46 percent are found, Perak, where 21 percent are found and Kelantan, where 17 percent are found. Excluding Malaysia it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 13 percent are found and France, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laftai91425/
Laftih9111/
Laftit916/
Lafthi912/
Liafti911/
Laftis911/
Laftie910/
Lafthai83234/
Lauftis830/
Lawftis830/
Lafta80492/
Lofti80174/
Lavti8090/
Lafty8072/
Lawti8017/
Lefti8012/
Lafte806/
Labti803/
Loftis739,124/
Leafty73179/
Lafteh73151/
Lawtie73115/
Lafter7381/
Loftie7324/
Loefti7318/
Loufti7313/
Laftay7311/
Laftes736/
Leftih734/
Laftee734/
Leftiy733/
Lofthi733/
Laftaa732/
Lavtis731/
Lahwti731/
Lawtai731/
Liofti731/
Laftàa731/
Laafte731/
Lafthy731/
Lhabti731/
Lauvti731/
Lafteu731/
Laevti731/
Lhawti731/
Laftey730/
Loftip730/
Laffty730/
Lahawti671,861/
Loftiss67108/
Lioftis6734/
Laufter6722/
Lashvti6716/
Laffter677/
Hlafter676/
Losftis675/
Leasfty672/
Lloftis672/
Lofttis672/
Lahabti671/
Liafter671/
Lofftis671/
Lafftte671/
Laftaha671/
Lhoftis671/
Laftess671/
Loftist670/
Lauftes670/
Lofteis670/
Llafter670/

Lafti Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lafti in the Oriya language
ଲାଫଟିlaphati-
Lafti in the Hindi language
लाफतीlaphati50
लफतीlaphati50

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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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  • 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 Lafti
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