Laftin Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Laftin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laftin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:45,307,367917,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Laftin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Laftin is found most in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Laftin? popularity and diffusion

Laftin is the 6,723,624th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Laftin reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Laftin is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 45,307,367. In The United States it is mostly found in: Louisiana, where 38 percent reside, Florida, where 13 percent reside and Kentucky, where 13 percent reside.

Laftin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Laftin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Laftin last name contracted 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Laftin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Laftin surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Laftin earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.22% more than the national average, earning $45,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laftina9219/
Lauftin920/
Lafting920/
Laftien920/
Loftin839,476/
Leftin83156/
Laftim831/
Lawtin831/
Laften830/
Lofting77444/
Loftion776/
Lofftin773/
Lavtina771/
Loftina771/
Lloftin771/
Loftien770/
Loftn737/
Lawtn730/
Loffting713/
D'Loftin711/
Leiftink711/
Leiftion710/
Loften67525/
Loftén6772/
Lawten6722/
Leften6717/
Lavten676/
Levtin675/
Lavtyn672/
Lewtin671/
Lawtne671/
Löften671/
Lowting629/
Loftäng628/
Lavtyna624/
Lofteen623/
Lawthen620/
Lawtten620/
Lowthin620/
Lowten5023/
Levtén502/
Lewten500/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Laftin
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