Lafty Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

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

Lafty Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lafty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:5,846,112285,490
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Lafty Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lafty is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafty? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,237,939th most commonly held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Lafty reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Lafty is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 5,846,112. In The United States it is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 90 percent are found, Michigan, where 6 percent are found and New Jersey, where 2 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 13 percent are found and Egypt, where 1 percent are found.

Lafty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lafty has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 886 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lafty Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Lafty surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Lafty earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.48% more than the national average, earning $46,810 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leafty91179/
Laftay9111/
Lafthy911/
Laffty910/
Laftey910/
Leasfty832/
Lofty801,215/
Lafta80492/
Lawty80285/
Lafti8030/
Lafte806/
Laftai73425/
Lawtey73173/
Lafteh73151/
Lafter7381/
Laftih7311/
Laftes736/
Laftit736/
Laftee734/
Lafthi732/
Loufty732/
Hlavty732/
Loftey732/
Laftaa732/
Laftis731/
Liafti731/
Laafte731/
Laftàa731/
Lafteu731/
Loftys731/
Loftty730/
Laftie730/
Loofty730/
Lafthai67234/
Laufter6722/
Laffter677/
Hlafter676/
Laftess671/
Laftaha671/
Lafftte671/
Lyavtey671/
Liafter671/
Lauftis670/
Llafter670/
Lauftes670/
Lawftis670/

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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 Lafty
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